Hovercraft For Ferry 1963

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Item title reads - Hovercraft for ferry.

Westland SRN2 Hovercraft service across the Bristol Channel from Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset to Penarth in Wales.

Aerial shots of the Hovercraft on beach taking on passengers. Various shots of passengers going aboard. C/U marking 'SRN2'....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54737
Sort Number:
63/060
Time in/Out:
01:19:00:00 / 01:20:50:00
Canister:
63/60
Film ID:
1772.14
Issue Date:
25/07/1963

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