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St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 10.32 a.m. on 23rd November, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that an aircraft had come down in the sea in the St. Bride's bay area and her crew of two had baled out. The life-boat Joseph Soar (Civil Service No. 34) was launched at 10.47 m a west south westerly gale and a very rough sea. It was one hour before low water. The life-boat proceeded south through Ramsey Sound, and a message was then received from the Royal Naval Air Station at Brawdy that the two airmen had been rescued and the coxswain was asked to recover their dinghies. The life-boat searched an area four miles south of Ramsey Island and found one dinghy. The second was thought to have sunk. The life-boat was recalled and reached her station at 8.30 p.m..