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Was there a WWII German Commando raid at St Lawrence?

Recently several non confirmed reports of a possible German commando raid on..

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The first hovercraft built in 1960 by Britten-Norman Ltd..

Freedom 90 - Hovertravel started their cross Solent services, Ryde..

Hovercraft Development Ltd was established in 1959 by the National..

Hovermarine was formed in 1965 and displayed at Hovershow '66..

The BHT130 hovercraft has a 20 tonne or 131 passengers payload,..

In 1958, the National Research and Development Corporation awarded..

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17th March 1942 a Fairey Swordfish crash lands in Godshill.

The first of the great pleasure piers to be built, Ryde was a long walk.....

Th PS Carrier - Boat Train, built by Scott and Co of Greennock in1858 weighing in at 243 tons, ran between Langston Harbour and St Helens carrying..

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