The story of Crusader, the jet hydroplane designed by legendary engineer Reid Railton in which John Cobb attempted to break the World Water Speed Record on Loch Ness in 1952.

Richard Noble's ThrustWSH Project referenced towards the end of the video is also on YouTube:
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FURTHER READING
I buy a lot of books! Here are a selection of books that have inspired me or have been useful in my research.
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These two books have been a fantastic resource in researching this video, and both are forensic in their detail. If you want to know more detail about Crusader than I can fit into a 15 minute video, these are highly recommended::

Crusader: John Cobb's ill-fated quest for speed on water by Steve Holter
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Railton: Man Of Speed by Karl Ludvigsen
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ALSO ON MY BOOKSHELF::

Thrust: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Quest for Speed by Richard Noble
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Goldenrod: The Resurrection of America's Speed King by John Baechtel
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Speed Duel by Samuel Hawley
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The History Of Speed by Martin Roach
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Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask by David Tremayne
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Bluebird and the Dead Lake: The Classic Account of how Donald Campbell broke the World Land Speed Record by John Pearson
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Leap into Legend: Donald Campbell and the Complete Story of the World Speed Records by Steve Holter
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Bluebird CN7: The Inside Story of Donald Campbell's Last Land Speed Record Car by Donald Stevens
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Parry Thomas: The First Driver to be Killed in Pursuit of the Land Speed Record by Hugh Tours
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Quest For Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking On Land by Barry John
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The Fast Set: Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record by Charles Jennings
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Man Against the Salt by Harvey Shapiro
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Ultimate Speed: The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove by Samuel Hawley
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Infinity Over Zero: Meditations on Maximum Velocity by Cole Coonce
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Speedquest: Inside the Blue Flame by Richard Keller
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