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This red and black commemorative plaque records: 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 train 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 Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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