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Invention of Hovercraft

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1955–1968Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1955

Christopher Cockerell1955

Science / Technology

Invents the Hovercraft

1959

Christopher Cockerell1959

Science / Technology

The Hovercraft 1st crosses the English Channel

1968

Christopher Cockerell1968

Science / Technology

A regular Hovercraft service between Dover & Calais is launched

Names involved

Christopher Cockerell

Provenance

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