The Trust has over 2000 hours of film in various formats of many craft. 1955 experiments to date. Notable footage is Cockerells historic Channel crossing !
Hundreds of tins of 16mm and 8mm Videos - over 400 VHFs BetaCam Digital Umatic other
Everything from Expeditions down the Amazon ( last known original ) to navy experiments with exploding mines under hovercraft!
Much footage has been cleaned and digitized but a tremendous amount remains as donated!
We charge a modest search fee to find, and thereafter a charge to copy to loan and a fee to broadcast . The film archive has been one of the main incomes of the trust and enables the educational aim of the trust to reach a greater audience. There is an inventory of archive material.
The Hovercraft Museum is Registered U.K. Charity No. 1003689
