A most remarkable photograph—probably unique—obtained of a motor-boat actually leaping through the air by the force of its momentum. The picture was taken on the Welsh Harp Pond at Hendon, near London, just after the great thaw when the ice broke and the wind lashed the water into waves. The motorboat has just struck a piece of floating ice, and the wave has given it additional impetus, which resulted in this remarkable picture. The photo, shows Mr. J. W. Shillan. the well-known aero racer, in his collapsible engined,light motor-boat.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 281, 17 February 1928, Page 10
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89A most remarkable photograph—probably unique—obtained of a motor-boat actually leaping through the air by the force of its momentum. The picture was taken on the Welsh Harp Pond at Hendon, near London, just after the great thaw when the ice broke and the wind lashed the water into waves. The motorboat has just struck a piece of floating ice, and the wave has given it additional impetus, which resulted in this remarkable picture. The photo, shows Mr. J. W. Shillan. the well-known aero racer, in his collapsible engined,light motor-boat. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 281, 17 February 1928, Page 10
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