Another Giant in Service

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2069
Date Released
27 Jan 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Another Giant in Service. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Wilson names the first of the giant Mountbatten Class Hovercraft shortly to go into Cross Channel service with a private company. It will be the world’s biggest Hovercraft operation. SHOTLIST: MS pan Mountbatten Class Hovercraft Swift at Pegwell Bay, nr. Ramsgate. MS pan Mrs Wilson arrives. MS pan SRN4 Swift. MS pan Mrs Wilson walks to launching platform. MS hovercraft with name of Private company on side Hoverlloyd. MS front view of Swift. MS three-quarter view ditto. MS Mrs Wilson presses button that launches (SOF of her naming vessel) hovercraft, pan to SRN4 in water as name in unveiled. CU name Swift. MS propellers on top of craft start-up. 2 shots hovercraft into bay. MS crowd. MS hovercraft comes on shore. MS rear view ditto. MCU press men. MS side view of Hovercraft on shore.
Keywords
Mass media; Vehicles; Transport; Business and commerce; Launchings
Locations
Ramsgate; Kent; United Kingdom; Pegwell Bay
Card file number
94364
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Another Giant in Service', British Movietone News Issue No. 2069, 27 Jan 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27718 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)