1959: Hovercraft's first cross-channel voyage
A revolutionary new form of transport that can operate on sea and land makes its first cross-channel voyage from Calais to Dover.
Proud hovercraft inventor Christopher Cockerell says he thinks it will be a few years before it takes off.
This clip includes radio commentary by Ronald Robson, which replaces missing sections of the original television audio.
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