JUNE 12TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 9.15 in the morning the coastguard reported that an American Fortress aeroplane had crashed in the sea to the south-east. The life-boatmen had already seen a parachute coming down. A light westerly wind was blowing, with a choppy sea. the motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was launched at 9.20 and two and a half miles east-by-south of the life-boat station picked up an exhausted airman. As she neared land a small boat put out and took the airman ashore, so that the life-boat could continue her search. This she did for some time, but without result, and returned at noon.

Other airmen had baled out previously east of the Goodwins and some had been saved by an R.A.F. rescue boat and minesweepers.- Rewards, £9 19s..