Maiden Voyage of the SRN 4

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/63

Date Released

4 Aug 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Water Circus
2. 2Athletic Championiship
3. 3Maiden Voyage of the SRN 4

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

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 60 mph the hovergiant skimmed across the wave-tops towards France and a great welcome. The 254 passenger, 30 car, all-British vessel, had taken the world into the Hovercraft Age.

Keywords

Royalty; Vehicles; Transport; Ceremonies

Locations

Dover; Boulogne

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Camera

Kenneth G. Goddard

Camera

William Nixon

Length of story (in feet)

412

Story extras:

Film clip

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