French Hovercraft Shows It’s Paces (1968)

Unissued / Unused material - Berre Lake, France. Good aerial shots of the French “Naviplane“ hovercraft at speed across Lake Berre while showing it’s paces for the press. Var. shots of and from the craft as passengers board her and she sets off from land across the lake. (F/G) Old record suggests material dates from around 29/08/1968. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.