Hovercraft Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2522
Date Released
2 Oct 1977
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Schools Hovercraft Championships. DESCRIPTION: The School’s National Championships cover course distances of up to a mile and reach speeds of up to 50 miles an hour. The winners are the boys from Heles School, Exeter. SHOTLIST: LS hovercraft on field. MS man in hovercraft. MS ditto - starts. MS hovercraft. MS steering bars tilt up to boy. LS start of race - hovercraft starts off on field and enters water. BV boys in hovercraft. MS ditto. MS spectators. MS boy in hovercraft enters water. MS ditto. Various of craft entering water. LS crafts on field, MS in hovercraft front view entering water. MS children watching. Various of crafts in water. LS view from craft. LS ditto. Various shots of hovercraft on land and entering water. End of race and overall winner in No 168 ‘Red Baron’. Winner receives cup. Crowd applaud. MS ‘Red Baron’ with two boys inside.
Keywords
Vehicles; Children; Competitions; Transport
Locations
Hertfordshire; Rickmansworth
Card file number
77/177
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Richard Day
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hovercraft Championships', British Movietone News Issue No. 2522, 2 Oct 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31042 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)