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Description: | 'The fastest vehicle on earth' is lowered into position. The exhibition was being prepared at the South Bank as part of the Festival of Britain. The Supermarine S6B seaplane, here with its wings removed, had set a world speed record of 407.5 miles an hour in September 1931.
The popular seaplane was on show to the public in 'The Air' section of the Transport Pavilion, which celebrated British aviation. Its designer Reginald Mitchell also created the Spitfire. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | �� Henry Grant Collection/Museum of London | Subjects: | Identity and Icons | Temporal: | 1951 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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