Blackpool and Lytham-St. Anne's, Lancashire ; Llandudno, Caernarvon- shire ; and Rhyl, Flintshire. Between three o'clock and 3.15 on the afternoon of the 9th of October, 1958, the hon- orary secretaries and coxswains of the life-boat stations at Blackpool, Lytham- St.-Anne's, Llandudno and Rhyl were informed that a Canberra aircraft had crashed into the sea six to eight miles west of Squires Gate airport. The aircraft had been on a test flight with a crew of two. The pilot was picked up by the Fleetwood fishing boat North- lands and was later transferred to H.M.

frigate Oakley. Life-boats from the four stations were launched simul- taneously and carried out a search for the other member of the crew in a moderate sea and a moderate south- westerly wind. A Shackleton aircraft, a helicopter and a rescue launch from Holyhead also took part in the search, but nothing was found. The Llan- dudno life-boat reached her station at 7.10, the Rhyl boat at 7.40, the Black- pool boat at 9.30 and Lytham-St.

Anne's boat at ten o'clock. Rewards to the crew : Blackpool, £15 15s. ; Rhyl, £12 5s. ; Lytham-St. Anne's, £18 15s. ; Llandudno, £7. Rewards to the helpers on shore : Blackpool, £5 15s. ; Rhyl, £6 8s. ; Lytham-St.

Anne's, £3 12s. ; Llandudno, £8 5s..