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Above is our Fairey Huntress speedboat displayed on loan to a French exhibition. |
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Sean Connery at the wheel of the Fairey Huntress, SPECTRE boats behind... |
From Russia With Love was a great follow up film in the series and a huge commercial success that, along with Dr. No made James Bond a worldwide name.
Fairey Huntress speedboat
In the film Bond and Tatiana Romanova escape the SPECTRE henchmen using the Fairey Huntress speedboat. Purchased from the son of the founder of Fairey Marine. The boat is currently on loan the National Motorboat Museum in Essex and is their 'star' attraction.
Our museum also owns the actual flare gun that Bond uses to ignite the oil barrels he jettisons into the path of the pursuing speedboats, allowing them to escape.
THE FILM
1963. Directed by Terence Young.
Starring Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi,
Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw.
SOUNDTRACK
Music by John Barry.
Main theme sung by Matt Monro |
