St. David's, Pembrokeshire - At 10.36 a.m. on 22nd February, 1967, a message was received from the R.N.A.S.

Brawdy that one of their aircraft had gone into the sea in St. Bride's Bay. The life-boat Joseph Soar (Civil Service No. 34) was launched within 14 minutes and proceeded at 10.50 in a fresh to strong south south westerly wind. The tide was ebbing. She reached the position 30 minutes later. A R.N.A.S. helicopter had already arrived and a diver was lowered from the helicopter on to the life-boat.

Owing to the worsening weather conditions it became impossible for the diver to submerge. Before returning, the helicopter and the life-boat marked the position of the crashed aircraft with a marker buoy. It was 3.30 when the lifeboat returned to her station..