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Women at John I Thorneycroft & Co, Hampton Launch Works
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Women at John I Thorneycroft & Co, Hampton Launch Works
Women at John I Thorneycroft & Co, Hampton Launch Works, Platts Eyot have just put the finishing touches to a Whaleback boat. 25th April 1943.
105 Whalebacks were built for the RAF Marine Branch Air Sea Rescue. They had a top speed of 25-26 knots.
The craft were used during the Second World War for air-sea rescue operations to save Allied aircrew from the sea
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