John Oram's photos with the keyword: Hovercraft

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' departing from Southsea to Ryde. 200_4_P1010034CE

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' departing from Southsea to Ryde as a Wightlink ferry glides towards Portsmouth Harbour. 200_4_P1010037E

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' departing from Southsea to Ryde. 200_4_P1010038CE

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' departing from Southsea to Ryde. 200_4_P1010039E

A special, framed picture to end my series depicting 'Island Flyer'. Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' departing from Southsea to Ryde. 200_4_P1010041EF

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' arriving at Southsea from Ryde with the distinctive tower of Clarence Pier in the background. 200_4_P1010020CE

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' rising on its cushion prior to departure from Southsea to Ryde with the distinctive tower of Clarence Pier in the background. 200_4_P1010032CE

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' just prior to departure from Southsea to Ryde with the distinctive tower of Clarence Pier in the background. 200_4_P1010031CE

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' arriving at Southsea from Ryde. 200_4_P1010015E

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' arriving at Southsea from Ryde. 200_4_P1010016E

Hovertravel Griffon 12000TD GH-2161 'Island Flyer' arriving at Southsea from Ryde. 200_4_P1010018CE

The 2018 scrapping on site of sister (or aunt) craft 'The Princess Margaret' left 'The Princess Anne', the centrepiece of the Hovercraft Museum collection, as the sole surviving SRN4. The decision on scrapping was intended to release resource and funding for the restoration of 'The Princess Anne'. This view shows the parts which have been repainted but by no means all of the machine has received attention - perhaps, in part, because of the pandemic - and there is a lot of work to do. 200_4_P1000112CE

New to the Hovercraft Museum since my last visit, BHC AP1-88 'Falcon' was donated by Swedish company Hoverline arriving at the Lee on Solent site in 2019. The machine finds itself close to its birthplace having been built in East Cowes in 1991. 200_4_P1000110E

To carry a camera routinely is to expect the unexpected so I was adequately prepared when, tonight, I saw a hovercraft in the car park of my local supermarket. Geotagged name is incorrect as this, strictly speaking, in Fareham. The dot (if you can see it) is correct 200_P1040020C