Hoverair

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2124A

Date Released

19 Feb 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hoverair Export Order. DESCRIPTION: Orders for nearly ten million pounds-worth of Hovercraft in only seven weeks. Introduced only a month ago, the little single seater Hornet, said to be the World’s smallest Hovercraft is now a giant among export orders. SHOTLIST: 4 GVs Hover Hawk 2 seater moves off. On board - entering water, in water moving off, on board moving. LV moving through water. SCU kids look on - Hawk. LV Hover Hawk up river. SCU sign ‘Hover Air Ltd’. GV interior factory showing single seater Hover Hornets. SV men working on above. 2 A shots, man working on tail, engine. GV zoom to rudder. A man works controls. SCU rudder moving. TV man puts finishing touches to single seater. CU two men carry Hover Hornet. GV placing on ground. LV man starts engine which inflates skirt. CU engine. SCU starting 2nd engine. GV man climbs aboard. SV moves off. GV moving over ice. SCU towards camera & away.

Keywords

Vehicles; Transport; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Peterborough

Card file number

95636

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

218

Story extras:

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