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Navy men escape from submarine Tiptoe

Oct. 10, 1962 - Navy Men Escape From Submarine In experiment: Royal Navy men escaped from the submarine Tiptoe lying 260 feet down on the Mediterranean seabed and made history for the Navy: no RN man has ever survived an ascent to the surface from more than 150 feet before. The team experiment with new escape methods is from the submarine escape training school at Gosport, Hants. Photo shows Seconds after surfacing Petty Officer Leonard Stokes is hoisted to the deck of a ship for a physical check

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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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