Flown by Flt Lt Frederick Rutland (who became known afterwards as "Rutland of Jutland") with Assistant Paymaster G. S. Trewin as observer, the aircraft was launched from HMS Engadine at about 3.08 p.m.: flying at about 90 feet due to low visibility, they spotted four cruisers of the German fleet, reporting their presence back to the Engadine at about 3.30. [