Donaghadee, Co. Down. At 12.25 on the afternoon of the 29th of June, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that an aircraft had crashed into the sea near North Briggs buoy. The life-boat Sarah Ward and William David Crossweller, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 12.35 in a flood tide.

There were light northerly airs and a choppy sea. The life-boat carried out an extensive search, in company with other vessels, and some wreckage was recovered, but there was no sign of life.

The life-boat arrived back at her station at 8.20. Rewards to the crew, £16 7s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, 19s..