AUGUST 18TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 2.30 P.M. the coastguard telephoned that two aircraft were down five miles S.W. of the lookout. An air battle was in progress, and a few minutes later the coastguard reported three more machines down. A moderate S.W. breeze was blowing, with a choppy sea.

The motor life-boat Canadian Pacific was launched at 2.40 P.M., and found two German airmen in the water. Both were wounded.

The life-boat took them on board and continued her search, but all the aeroplanes had sunk and she found nothing. She returned to her station at 5 P.M., and handed over the two prisoners to the military authorities.- Rewards, £6 3s. 6d..