Diving Gallery

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An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wife's head as a springboard and landing perfectly at the breakfast table where a cup of tea is waiting. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

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Britains frogmen divers by G. H. Davis

Introducing Britain's frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches, opening the door for the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Date: 1945

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LIONEL BUSTER CRABB

LIONEL BUSTER CRABB Commander Crabb, underwater sabotage agent and alleged double-agent, who disappeared whilst investigating the Russian cruiser Ordkhonikidze Date: 1910 - 1956

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