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Flight On A Cushion

Date released

1959

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

21

NoS ID

349645

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: Looks at the hovercraft. On-screen participants include Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.

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Great Events of the 20th Century (1999 Video)

aka: Greatest Events of the 20th Century, The

Subject

History

Distribution

DVD

A collection of newsfilm covering 101 newsworthy events of the 20th century. Items are: 1) Opening credits; 2) Queen Victoria’s funeral; 3) Wright brothers’ first flight; 4) Suffragette dies under...

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Hovercraft: Schools Competition

Date released

1972

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

722

NoS ID

328963

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: School pupils building their own hovercraft.

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Hovercraft Trials In Guyana

Date released

Jan 1969

Series name

Parade

Issue no

64

NoS ID

352627

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: The Prime Minister and Governor General of Guyana taking a demonstration ride in the SRN6 hovercraft after its trials on the Amazon.

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Hovercraft

Date released

1964

Series name

Frontier

Issue no

5

NoS ID

324971

Story no

1 / 1

NoS synopsis: The development of the hovercraft, including footage of Sir Christopher Cockerel explaining the early stages of development.

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Hovercraft In Woburn

Date released

Jun 1970

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

42

NoS ID

324789

Story no

4 / 7

COI synopsis: A rally held at Woburn Abbey by amateur hovercraft enthusiasts.

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Skimming Thro’ the 60’s

Date released

1967

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

404

NoS ID

350589

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: The hovercraft today, its use in the armed forces and the activities of the amateur hovercraft movement.

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Hovercraft in Ghana

Date released

Jun 1971

Series name

Parade

Issue no

91

NoS ID

327344

Story no

1 / 5

COI synopsis: Britain’s SRN6 hovercraft in Ghana for trials and demonstrations after completing a 5,000 mile scientific expedition across the most inaccessible parts of Africa.

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Hovercraft Trails in Rio

Date released

Jan 1969

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

35

NoS ID

324754

Story no

5 / 6

COI synopsis: Brazilian government officials riding in the SRN6 hovercraft across Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabar Bay after its return from a 2,000-mile journey up the Amazon.

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Hovercraft

Date released

1967

Series name

London Line (Colour series 1)

Issue no

5

NoS ID

350409

Story no

3 / 4

NoS synopsis: Story about the SRN6 hovercraft which was being showcased at EXPO ‘67. Has shots of the hovercraft outside the hangar and circling the field, as well as shots of the cockpit and engine. Mike...

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