IN the last quarter of 1957 there were a number of long and exacting searches by life-boats after aircraft had crashed. Unfortunately, as happens so often when aircraft come down in the sea, it was impossible to rescue any survivors. Details of these searches are given in the tables below :— SEARCH FOR U.S. SABRE JET AIRCRAFT Oct. 30th Cromer No. 1 Sheringham Hours at Sea Rewards paid by Institution £ s. d.

27 67 19 0 29 303 3 0 56 hours SEARCH FOR HAWKER HUNTER AIRCRAFT £171 2 0 Nov. 7th 8th 9th Nov. 13th Nov. 15th Hours at Sea Rewards paid by Institution £ s. d.

Tenby Ilfracombe Appledore Angle Clovelly Padstow No. 1 Padstow No. 2 Tenby SEARCH FOR 24 20 23 21 18 16 16 4 142 hours TWO U.S. THUNDER JETS 66 5 58 13 46 15 55 15 49 1 28 0 34 10 22 0 £360 19 u.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hours at Sea Rewards paid by Institution Southend-on-Sea Ramsgate Margate Southend-on-Sea Ramsgate Margate 16 17 21 11 10 10 85 hours £ s.

47 15 40 5 60 14 35 5 23 5 37 9 £244 13 d.

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