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Red and black plaque № 50392

Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Red and black plaque № 50392

Engineering Heritage Award SR.N5 Hovercraft. A new way of travelling. Built in 1963 and powered by a 900 horsepower Bristol Siddeley Gnome gas turbine, Saunders Row Nautical 5 was the first production hovercraft in the world. This particular hovercraft was used to demonstrate SR.N5 worldwide and tra

in all the pilots for the Inter-Service Hovercraft Trials Unit based at Lee-on-Solent. This is the last example in the world 13 Sept 2013

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