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1927 TRANSPORT: Record breaking motor boat demonstrated
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0:24Now PlayingDate: 5th December 1927
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: New Motor Boat Record. Craft of latest type travels 63 miles per hour!
ENGLAND:
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People boarding record breaking motor boat
SLATE INFORMATION: The fantail causes the boat to skim the water
Man demonstrating fantail device at rear of the boat / boat along / boat along at speed / wake of boat / boat at speed
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