Swindon - New Uses For Hovercraft Aka New Hovercraft - Ferry And Farm Developments (1962)

Title reads: “New uses for hovercraft“. Swindon, Wiltshire. New hovercraft - ferry and farm developments. Various shots Vickers VA3 hovercraft being towed out of hangar. C/U the forward drive engines. Two get into cockpit of hovercraft. Interior of the VA3. C/U cockpit showing dials and steering apparatus. C/U two men seated in passenger seats. Exterior shot of VA3 and crowd of men of men looking at it. The hovercraft will be used to take holidaymakers across the Dee Estuary between Rhyl and Hoylake. M/S of Land Rover with hovercraft cushion instead of wheels. C/U man getting in driving seat and starting engine. Various shots of machinery in back of Land Rover used for crop spraying. C/U of hovercraft cushion. The hovercraft-Land Rover comes towards camera spraying the soil. M/S conventional Land Rover getting stuck in the mud. C/U wheels spinning. The hovercraft-Land Rover glides past the normal Land Rover that is still stuck in the mud. Note: Vickers-Armstrong brochure on file. FI