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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Newspaper clipping showing Sir Henry Segrave watching a new propeller being fixed on the 'Miss England II' speedboat.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 174\5\  img178
Date  14th June 1930 guessed
  
['Manchester Guardian' Copyright,]

Sir Henry Segrave (seated) watching a new propeller being fixed on Miss England II. yesterday morning.

[Text from torn section below, mostly upside down and fragmented]:
SPEED-BOAT RECORD.
...went on to Miami to capture...
...he was thrown out of the car by the first...
...missed the full violence of the impact...
...MISS TO...
  
  


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