Cushion Craft (1963)

Isle of Wight. A firm in Jersey are the first non-military owners of the recently invented hovercraft - their intention is to use it for inter-island travel. Various shots of the hovercraft skimming over a sandy beach. M/S three men watching. The craft gets closer to camera, one man looks in the cabin window. C/U of driver inside hovercraft cabin as he operates controls. The hovercraft drives into the sea. C/U of controls inside the cabin. Various shots of the hovercraft speeding through the water. The 'Cushion Craft' carries eleven passengers at fifty miles per hour. Hovercraft production was originally encouraged by a firm who wanted to transport bananas gently. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID:229.05 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/