Boats - Sailing - Ships
Jul. 25, 1959 - BRITAIN'S HOVERCRAFT SKIMS ACROSS THE CHANNEL. Britain's Flying Saucer, the Saunders Roe Hovercraft, SR-N1, this morning skimmed across the channel from Calais to Dover in one hour 55 minutes. Test pilot, Lieut. Commander Peter Lamb, was at the controls. The Hovercraft flies on a cushion of air just above the water. Keystone Photo Shows: Aerial view of the Hovercraft at Calais-before making it's Channel crossing to Dover
Picture No
13191917
Media ID
46932987
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3758px x 5110px
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Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone
