A Hovercraft in Belfast

A Hovercraft in Belfast

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1965

Date

Production 14/06/1965

Length

29sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

A hovercraft makes a dramatic exit from the sea in Belfast. The Interservice Hovercraft Trials Unit of the Royal Navy was founded to test the viability of the boat. By the look of this film, more work needed done on parking capability.  

Notes

The first practical design for hovercraft was derived from a British invention in the 1950s.  In 1961, the United Kingdom set up the Interservice Hovercraft Trials Unit (IHTU) based at RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus), now the site of the Hovercraft Museum, near Portsmouth. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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