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The Museum library is second to none with four rooms full of archives from 1955 to date. Comprising thousands of books - magazines - papers - patents - hundreds of log books - manufacturers operators - repair and maintenance manuals for many craft.

Major Archives to name a few came from

Science Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum
National Army Museum
British Hovercraft Corporation
Pindair Ltd
Tracked Hovercraft Ltd
Hovercraft Development Ltd
Civil Aviation Authority
Vosper Thornycroft
Hoverspeed
Hovercraft Society
Hovermail collectors Club
Navy Hovercraft Trials Unit
Hovermarine
Hoverclub of GB

This is augmented by the biggest collection of Hovercraft plans - models - photos and films! Despite some cataloguing for 20 years the archives are monumental and all maintained by occassional volunteers. Brochures - leaflets - ticktets and all kinds of memorabilia add to the spectrum.

There is an inventory of archive material.