They were known as the 'Spitfires of the sea' and formed a crucial part of the Allied war effort. Now two of the last remaining fully operational World War II motor boats have been saved thanks to a £580,000 grant. The high-speed boats, which were the fastest of their type, proved vital to Britain's wartime sea campaign.
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