50 Years ago! - Rhyl - Wallasey Hovercraft - Summer 1962.
50 years ago when I was n'but knee high to a sand fly I can vaguely recall seeing the hovercraft on the beach at Rhyl, I didn't get to have a ride on it but had to make do with a ride on the miniature steam railway around the Marine Lake and a candy-floss instead! Ha ha! Happy days indeed! An old friend was sat on the beach with his young family having a picnic at the wrong time as the craft whizzed in and gave their butties an extra seasoning....of sand!! so it was in the halcyon days of long ago! Here's a period postcard from my collection, hope you like it folks!
And a bit more from Youtube:- www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnws8bCv4NQ
50 Years ago! - Rhyl - Wallasey Hovercraft - Summer 1962.
50 years ago when I was n'but knee high to a sand fly I can vaguely recall seeing the hovercraft on the beach at Rhyl, I didn't get to have a ride on it but had to make do with a ride on the miniature steam railway around the Marine Lake and a candy-floss instead! Ha ha! Happy days indeed! An old friend was sat on the beach with his young family having a picnic at the wrong time as the craft whizzed in and gave their butties an extra seasoning....of sand!! so it was in the halcyon days of long ago! Here's a period postcard from my collection, hope you like it folks!
And a bit more from Youtube:- www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnws8bCv4NQ