SENSATIONAL KIDNAPPING PLOT.—The unregistered ten-ton luxury yacht Pierette, guarded by police as she lay in dock at Ipswich. She was chartered by John Bruce Thornton last month for use in his alleged plan to kidnap Lord Nuffield and force him to sign letters of credit.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 137, 13 June 1938, Page 7
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45SENSATIONAL KIDNAPPING PLOT.—The unregistered ten-ton luxury yacht Pierette, guarded by police as she lay in dock at Ipswich. She was chartered by John Bruce Thornton last month for use in his alleged plan to kidnap Lord Nuffield and force him to sign letters of credit. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 137, 13 June 1938, Page 7
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