APRIL 25TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 11.39 in the morning the naval authorities at Dover asked, through the coastguard, that the life-boat should be launched to an aeroplane north-east of the South Foreland. A moderate north-west wind was blowing, with broken water near the Goodwin Sands. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched within a quarter of an hour, and while on her way was directed to the exact position, six miles east of the life-boat station, by a Walrus amphibious aeroplane.

She found the entire crew of seven of a Lancaster bombing aeroplane in their dinghy, took them, and the dinghy, on board and landed them at 2.5 that afternoon. As the rescued men were not only wet through but only partly clad they were taken to the house of the life-boat honorary secretary. Here they were looked after until an ambulance came for them. A letter of appreciation was sent to the station by the Chief Inspector of Coastguard. - Rewards, £9 19s..