When a British daredevil attempted a rocket-powered speed record on Loch Ness

Crusader is towed out on Loch Ness.

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In the 1930s and 1940s, British motorist John Cobb smashed a number of land speed records.

After achieving a world-record speed of 394.19 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1947, Cobb sets his sights on the water.

To design a vehicle capable of setting a water speed record, Cobb turned to engineer Reid Railton, who had crafted the streamlined Railton Mobil Special which conquered Bonneville.

With Cobb’s financial backing, Railton began exploring concepts for a jet-powered boat which would shoot across the surface on narrow outrigger floats. Read more...

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