"Doodle boats" (1937)
My restoration and digital hand colorization of an image in the Dutch Nationaal Archief, shot in Southampton waters on August 10, 1937.
Here is the original caption:
"Four 23-feet boats bearing the curious name of 'doodle boats, designed by mr. Hubert Scott-Paine for air liaison purposes, were tested on Southampton Water. The boats will be used to police aircraft alighting areas to keep them free from obstruction when flying-boats are landing or taken off, and also to tow aircraft to and from their moorings. Fitted with 100 horse-power engines, the boats are capable of speeds up to 32 miles an hour. Thirty of the craft are being built by the British Power Boat Company of Hythe for Imperial Airways."
"Doodle boats" (1937)
My restoration and digital hand colorization of an image in the Dutch Nationaal Archief, shot in Southampton waters on August 10, 1937.
Here is the original caption:
"Four 23-feet boats bearing the curious name of 'doodle boats, designed by mr. Hubert Scott-Paine for air liaison purposes, were tested on Southampton Water. The boats will be used to police aircraft alighting areas to keep them free from obstruction when flying-boats are landing or taken off, and also to tow aircraft to and from their moorings. Fitted with 100 horse-power engines, the boats are capable of speeds up to 32 miles an hour. Thirty of the craft are being built by the British Power Boat Company of Hythe for Imperial Airways."