At noon on 26th August, 1966, the Air Commandant, Guernsey Airport, told the honorary secretary that an aircraft had crashed off Alderney and asked if the life-boat could be sent to investigate.

Three aqua-lung divers, who had offered their services, were taken aboard, and the life-boat Lloyd's on temporary duty atthe station, proceeded at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. There was a strong east north easterly wind and a rough sea. When the life-boat arrived at the scene of the crash, two of the divers went down to the sunken aircraft which was in 60 ft. of water. Two helicopters were hovering overhead. The divers released the bodies of the three occupants and brought them to the surface. The whole operation took no more than 15 minutes. The divers and the bodies were taken aboard the lifeboat which then proceeded to Alderney.

While the life-boat had been carrying out the former service, a call for assistance had been received from the steam yacht Medea, whose boiler had burst. She was adrift to the north east of Alderney. The vessel Barbelotte, which had also been at the scene of the crash, proceeded to search for the Medea. The life-boat found the casualty and took her in tow to Alderney where the yacht was safely anchored. The life-boat returned to her station at 4.30 a.m. on 2yth August..