Everybody Airborne

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1664A

Date Released

27 Apr 1961

Date submitted

25 Apr 1961

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Everybody Airborne - the Skimmer. DESCRIPTION: The Skimmer is the first privately built hovercraft, built by engineering students in their spare time, and designed by former test pilot Donald Robertson. Cost, about 70 pounds less engine. And as the demonstration proved, the machine hovers all right. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV hovercraft carried out of hangar. GV hovercraft placed on ground. MCU Donald Robertson - designer (former test pilot) starts engine. CU engine. GV Mr Robertson sits on hovercraft. MS same with feet on control rudder bar. CU same. GV machine hovering. GV same.

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Locations

Surrey; Redhill

Card file number

82345

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

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