Southampton - Hovering On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1690A
Date Released
26 Oct 1961
Date submitted
24 Oct 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Southampton - Hovering On. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a model of the VA-3, a ten ton ferry, now under construction. Step by step, Vickers Armstrong and Hovercraft Development are making steady progress. Giving a demonstration at Southampton was the VA-1, purely a research hovercraft. It represents a practical advance in solving many problems of air-cushion transport. SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU Model of VA3. GV Vickers landing stage. MS VA1. MCU VA1 demonstration. LS same enters water. MLS VA1 on water. MS pan same. Pan CU VA1 engine. MS VA1 on water. LS pan same. CU onlookers. MLS pan VA1. MS VA1 glides onto landing stage.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
83366
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Southampton - Hovering On', British Movietone News Issue No. 1690A, 26 Oct 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24329 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)