British Hovercraft Corporation was created in 1966.
British Dyestuffs Corporation was created in 1919.
British Aircraft Corporation was created in 1960.
British India Corporation was created in 1956.
British Motor Corporation was created in 1952.
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia was created in 1973.
Associated British Picture Corporation was created in 1927.
Associated British Corporation was created on 1956-02-18.
British Overseas Airways Corporation was created on 1939-11-24.
Hovercraft Museum was created in 1988.
Hovercraft - band - was created in 1993.
The cast of Report on British Hovercraft - 1964 includes: Frank Duncan as Himself - Commentator
The first DIY hovercraft was built in 1955 by British inventor Christopher Cockerell. He created a model using a vacuum cleaner and a tin can, demonstrating the principles of air cushion technology. This invention laid the groundwork for the development of larger, functional hovercraft in the years that followed. Cockerell's work ultimately led to the commercialization of hovercraft in the 1960s.