Swift arriving at Dover Hoverport

Swift arriving at Dover Hoverport

The SRN4s lined up on the pad ready to go

Mk III The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) arriving behind the smaller craft

Mk III The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) arriving behind the smaller craft

Mk III The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) arriving

Mk III The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) arriving

Mk III The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) arriving, passengers leaving

On-board the SRN4

Passengers lined up alongside the Mk III craft

Pat!

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing from the Dover ramp

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing from the Dover ramp

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing Dover

Fisheye shot

Promotional shots of the two Princesses in 1988, crossing mid-Channel

Promotional shots of the two Princesses in 1988, mid-Channel

Big brother dwarves the HGVs

Hoverspeed SRN4 departing from Dover

Dover Hoverport buildings

Ready to depart

Cars on the pad exiting the sister-ship

Turning around

Heading out to sea, down the ramp

In the distance at Calais, craft approaching

Getting nearer to the Calais terminal

Final approach

Engine shutdown

Ramp opens, nearly ready to let the people out

Both Princesses on the pad at once, one leaves behind the other

View across the top of the craft

View of the port rear section

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving into Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving into Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving into Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving into Dover, climbing the Dover slipway

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving into Dover, climbing the Dover slipway

Two Mk III craft at Dover

Two Mk III craft at Dover

Closeup of The Princess Margaret (GH-2006)'s bow and vehicle ramp

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) at Dover

Two Mk III craft at Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) departing Dover hoverport

Aft closeup of The Princess Margert

In the Cockpit of SRN4 Mk III across the channel

In the Cockpit of SRN4 Mk III across the channel

In the Cockpit of SRN4 Mk III across the channel

In the Cockpit of SRN4 Mk III across the channel - and passing a sister ship

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing Calais Hoverport

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing Calais Hoverport

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing Calais Hoverport

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) departing Calais Hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving at Dover Hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving at Dover Hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving at Dover Hoverport

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) arriving at Dover Hoverport

The Princess Margaret (GH-2006) hovering at Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) at Dover, positioning for evening maintenance

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) at Dover, positioning for evening maintenance

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) at Dover, positioning for evening maintenance

The Princess Anne (GH-2007) waiting to depart to the Goodwin Sands as a charter flight by the Goodwin Sands Potholing Club

Looking forward along the car deck to the open bow doors

Close-up of the bow doors and cockpit

Looking backwards along the starboard passenger cabin from first class

Dover Castle behind the world's largest propeller

Looking back along the length of the craft, from behind the flight deck

Looking forward along the port cabin

Retired sisters; Hovercraft lie silent on the pad at Dover

Looking back along the starboard side of the hovercraft, steps attached

Close-up of the rear doors letting cars out down the blue detachable ramp

Close-up of the closed rear doors of the SRN4

Grabbing the forward section of skirt, at the point where it has a hole to enable the vehicle bow ramp to lower fully

The Princess Margaret (GH-2007) departing Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2006) departing Dover

The Princess Anne (GH-2006) awaiting loading

Hoverspeed craft passing the Fo'castle café and departing Dover Western Docks

The Princess Anne (GH-2006) on the Goodwin Sands

The Princess Anne (GH-2006) from the front (Hoverspeed)