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Boats - Sailing - Ships

May 05, 1960 - Air - Cushioned travel for 300 passengers: A London (England) model maker works away at a small edition of a projected hovercraft for skimming across the Channel between England and France with 300 passengers and 30 tons of freight. The finished job, will be shipped to New York City's Coliseum for the British Exhibition (June 10 - 26 ) where it will demonstrate Britain's latest ideas in travelling a few feet in the air on a cushion of compressed air at a speed of 90 knots

Picture No
13226649
Media ID
46976659
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5594px x 4451px (1.4MB)
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 Pictures USA

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Coliseum Compressed Cushion Cushioned Demonstrate Finished Freight Hovercraft Ideas Knots Projected Shipped Skimming Tons


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