Dover, Kent: Britain's Hovercraft, The SR-N 1 flying saucer, Kicks up a fine spray of salt water as she comes up the beach at Dover this morning, after skimming across the Channel from Calais on a ten inch cushion of air the SRN 1 made the journey in two hours and three minuetes. with Test pilot, Lieut Commander Peter Lamb, inventor, Mr Christopher Cockerell, and flight observer John Chaplin They crawled about the open deck as moveable ballast during the 21 mile flight. 25 July 1959