1967 Press Photo Hoverbat" - seen being hauled out of the River Thames

Hovercraft For Noise Test Becomes Waterlogged: A hovercraft which was to have made tests between Blackfriars and Waterloo, today, to test how much noise it makes and decide whether it can be used on the Thames, became waterlogged, causing the tests to be cancelled. Photo shows The waterlogged hovercraft - named "Hoverbat" - seen being hauled out of the River Thames at Southwark today, after the cancellation of the tests.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 7-25-1967.

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