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
13191918
Media ID
46932992
Size
3758px x 5117px
(1.1MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone
