World War Two begins
![](https://skylarkix.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Skylark-IX-Flame-.png)
All beaches and estuaries close to
unauthorised civilian marine traffic. Pleasure boating ceases. A Marine ‘Flying Squad’ is formed in Poole and the Chief Fire Officer persuades the Council to buy one of Jake’s Skylarks and convert it into a fire float which he names ‘Flame’.