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  1. New Hovercraft

    Date released
    16 Jun 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/49
    NoS ID
    113127
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    The giant SRN 4 Hovercraft made an unscheduled trip to Dover and from there to Boulogne and back in very rapid time. She’s expected to go into service with Seaspeed on August 1st.

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  2. Biggest Hovercraft

    Date released
    29 Oct 1967
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    67/87
    NoS ID
    112834
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Britain’s latest and biggest Hovercraft the SRN 4 made its public debut. It’s a craft that will revolutionise cross-channel traffic.

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  3. Maiden Voyage of the SRN 4

    Date released
    4 Aug 1968
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    68/63
    NoS ID
    113193
    Story no
    3 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    The SRN 4, Britain’s great seabird - the world’s biggest Hovercraft, carved her new high-speed route across the Channel. On board for the inaugural flight were Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. At over...

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  4. (Untitled record)

    Date released
    27 Jan 1969
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    69/9
    NoS ID
    113433
    Story no
    3 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Hoverlloyd’s giant SRN 4 hovercraft which begins a cross-channel service on April 2nd, was named, "Swift", by Mrs Wilson. It will carry 250 passengers and 35 cars on the 40-minute journey to Calais.

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  5. (Untitled record)

    Date released
    3 Apr 1969
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    69/28
    NoS ID
    113523
    Story no
    4 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Just up river from Greenwich, Tower Bridge slowly opened. There was something big coming - the SRN 4, "Princess Margaret". Seaspeed’s cross-channel passenger-car hovercraft had come to town to let London...

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  6. (Untitled record)

    Date released
    8 May 1969
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    69/38
    NoS ID
    113569
    Story no
    2 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    The new hopping-off point for Europe. Prince Philip officially opened the new one-and-a-half million-pound Hoverport that will be part of the service offered by Hoverlloyd, the Company which operates two...

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