BRITISH SPEED BOAT.
BURSTS INTO FLAMES
DAMAGE TO MISS BRITAIN 111
Received September 25, 11.50 a.m LONDON, Sept. 24
Making its first appearance since its return from America, Mr Scott Paine’s Miss Britain 111 caught fire at Poole Harbour when attempting to break Sir Henry Seagrave’s record in the presence of thousands of spectators.
It was traversing the course at 80 miles an hour when the engine burst into flames Mr Scott Paine and his mechanic 1 fought the fire with an extinguisher and dozens of motor boats rushed to their aid. They subdued the flames, and the engine find the rear portion of the burned-out hull remained intact.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 25 September 1933, Page 8
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109BRITISH SPEED BOAT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 25 September 1933, Page 8
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