Swift Mk I

1. The second SR.N4 Swift being moved out of the hangar at East Cowes	2. She was similar in many respects to the prototype, with a few minor equipment specification changes for Hoverlloyd	3. The craft with it's Mk II skirt already fitted	4. Awaiting testing on the East Cowes pad, still without rudders
5. Static hover trials being undertaken to test the new skirt	6. The craft on the water for the first time	7. An interesting montage showing the wear to skirt fingers around the front of the craft	8. The craft being delivered to Pegwell Bay and her new operators, Hoverlloyd
9. Swift arriving at Pegwell Bay Hoverport for the first time on 17/01/69 for trials (Thanet District Council)	10. Loading trials taking place on the first day in front of an incomplete terminal building (Thanet District Council)	11. Note that Hoverlloyd opted to use external wheeled steps instead of the hydraulically actuated ones on the prototype	12. Swift underway at speed (Scanned from a magazine)
13. SR.N4 Mk I Swift in mid-Channel on the way to France (Hoverlloyd)	14. Swift on a clear day at Ramsgate (Postcard)	15. Swift approaches the Calais hoverport (Postcard)	16. The craft loading at Calais (Postcard)
17. Again pictured at Calais, this view shows the craft and terminal (Postcard)	18. Mounting the Calais pad. Note the square-section side structure retro-fitted to the Hoverlloyd craft (Postcard)