No 30 Sqn used Beverleys to ferry Hunter groundcrews from Nairobi to Kuwait during the emergency of July 1961.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

To ease the loading and discharging of particularly bulky items, the clamshell doors were often removed, crew members having to be careful to not go too near the edge.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

The tailboom of the Beverley measured 39ft x 8ft x 6ft, and was able to carry the same amount of freight as a DC-3, or as many people as a Viscount.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Blackburn Beverley demonstrator XB263.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

The 36ft-long main hold of the Beverley was 10ft wide and 10ft high, with 5 1/2-ton-stressed shackles set 20in apart on the floor.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

In December 1956 Napier Scarab rockets were fitted on XB259 for short take-off trials.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

A superb example of the masterful work of the doyen of air-to-air photographers, CHARLES E. BROWN; up close and personal with a Blackburn Beverley in 1955. The big transport was used for the 1955 Fahud Airlift;
CHARLES E. BROWN took the study of the fifth production Blackburn Beverley, XB263, en route to the 1955 SBAC Display at Farnborough.
This magnificent Charles Brown portrait shows XB263 en route to the SBAC show at Farnborough in 1955, and gives a great impression of the sheer size of the Beverley.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

In November 1955, Blackburn’s own Universal G-AOEK took part in the Fahud Airlift, an operation to move 129 tons of oil-drilling equipment 365 miles from Umm Said in Qatar to Fahud in Oman. The operation was completed after nine flights in as many days.
The runway conditions at Fahud were considerably worse than those at Umm Said, but the Universal did not require a single tyre change throughout the entire operation in Oman, a testament to the mammoth freighter’s ruggedness.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Beverleys were often used for (comparatively) rapid deployment of troops to trouble-spots around the world, such as Aden and Cyprus.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Paratroop seats as fitted in the rear fuselage, with net shrouds for protection when ditching.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

A glimpse of Arthur Bowbeer’s Flight cutaway of the Universal Freighter.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Blackburn Beverley C Mk I

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Beverley / B-101 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

A seven-ton Tetrarch light tank being reversed very carefully into the all-wood Hamilcar.
General Aircraft Ltd, which merged with Blackburn in January 1949, had a wealth of specialist expertise in designing large, load-carrying aircraft, having built the GAL.49 Hamilcar which entered service in 1942. The 110ft-span glider saw service in the Normandy landings, and in the Rhine assault crossings at Arnhem and Wesel in September 1944.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Hamilcar / GAL.49 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

“Hey, you down there!” Blackburn and General chief test pilot Harold “Timber” Wood perched 21ft from the ground at the controls of the GAL 60 in July 1950.
Blackburn chief test pilot Harold “Tim” Wood peers down from the cockpit of the Universal Freighter. On lifting off during the maiden flight of the prototype, Wood reportedly said to his copilot D.G. Brade: “My side’s airborne, how about yours?”

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Universal Freighter / GAL.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

The GAL 60 during assembly at Brough in March 1950. The components were built at Feltham
When the Air Ministry issued Specification C.3/46 for a medium-range tactical transport, General Aircraft Ltd started work on the Universal Freighter Mk 1 prototype at Feltham. It was felt that the adjacent aerodrome at Hanworth would be too small for flight tests, and the aircraft was dismantled, transported to Brough and reassembled.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Universal Freighter / GAL.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Final preparations are made on WF320 at Brough, shortly before its first flight on June 20, 1950. Note the large Dunlop single main-wheels, later replaced with a pair of two-wheel bogie units.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Universal Freighter / GAL.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

The Universal Freighter made its first appearance at Farnborough in 1950, where, along with the Brabazon, it dwarfed all the other exhibits. The freight doors on the prototype were downward-opening, and the ramp hydraulically operated by a hand pump.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Aircraft Universal Freighter / GAL.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950