AJAXNETPHOTO. 1952. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. - JET SPEED BOAT LAUNCHING - THE REID RAILTON DESIGNED AND VOSPER LTD BUILT CRUSADER ROLLED OUT PRIOR TO LAUNCHING. BOAT WAS POWERED BY A DE HAVILAND GHOST JET ENGINE FOR WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT BY JOHN COBB WHO PILOTED THE CRAFT AND WAS KILLED AFTER IT DISINTIGRATED ON LOCH NESS 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1952. WRECK WAS DISCOVERED IN DEEP WATER IN 2002.
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AJAXNETPHOTO. 1952. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. - JET SPEED BOAT LAUNCHING - THE REID RAILTON DESIGNED AND VOSPER LTD BUILT CRUSADER ROLLED OUT PRIOR TO LAUNCHING. BOAT WAS POWERED BY A DE HAVILAND GHOST JET ENGINE FOR WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT BY JOHN COBB WHO PILOTED THE CRAFT AND WAS KILLED AFTER IT DISINTIGRATED ON LOCH NESS 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1952. WRECK WAS DISCOVERED IN DEEP WATER IN 2002.
PHOTO:VTCOLLECTION/AJAX
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Size: 3008px × 2266px
Location: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © AJAXNETPHOTO/COLLECTIONS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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