Oil Rig Hovercraft
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Rig Hovercraft. DESCRIPTION: The British Hovercraft Corporation is developing a project for transporting oil rigs, tapping the new-found wealth of Alaska, on cushions of air. It would be the heaviest weight ever moved on the hovercraft principle. SHOTLIST: LAS oil rig section of Hovercraft. MS model of oil rig hovercraft to be used in Alaska. MS turbo prop. MS engine. MCU engine switched on. MS and turns shaft. MS rev. counter. MS turbo prop. MCU hovercraft rises. MS 2 shots hovercraft. MS 2 shots hovercraft. MS men push hovercraft along. LAS oil rig section. MS men push hovercraft. MS & LAS ditto. MS hovercraft.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Transport; Business and commerce; Science and technology
- Locations
- Isle of Wight; United Kingdom
- Card file number
- 95219
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Reginald William Smith
- Length of story (in feet)
- 62
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