An exercise was held in May, 1968, in which an R.A.F. Shackleton from Kinloss co-operated with the Lerwick life-boat. The exercise took place at night.

The Inspector of No. 2 Life-boat Area, Lt.-Cmdr. L. A. Forbes, R.N., who flew in the Shackleton, reported: 'This was a most successful and valuable exercise and the aircrew welcomed it and seemed to get just as much value from it as did the life-boats. It demonstrated what a large area can be covered in a short time by an aircraft and also the efficiency of the night search procedure.

It was certainly of great interest to me and I am sure other life-boat inspectors would benefit from similar experience.'.