Мировая Авиация 55

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM103

XM103 - самолет второй серийной партии из 27 Beverley, летавший в 84-й эскадрилье перед ее переходом на Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Andover.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WZ889   [2]

GAL 60 Universal Freighter Mk I WF320 formates on WZ889, the GAL 65/B-100 Universal Freighter Mk II, in 1954.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: General Aircraft GAL.60 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Мировая Авиация 67

14 июня 1953г.: впервые поднялся в воздух первый экземпляр тяжелого британского военно-транспортного самолета Blackburn Beverly с двигателями Bristol Centaurus 173.

Air Pictorial 1955-12 / The journal of a roving spotter

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15]

The second prototype Blackburn Beverley (XB260) flying in civil guise as G-AOEK.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-03

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB261   [2]

Blackburn Beverley XB261 photographed by Tom Hamill of Flight on October 6, 1971, on its way from Boscombe Down to the Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend during its last flight.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-06

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB263

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.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

A characteristically splendid study of the first three production Beverleys in line astern taken by master aviation photographer Charles E. Brown. Bryan Greensted, chief pilot of the Hunting-Clan team during the 1955 airlift in Oman, later wrote that “they almost made it look elegant, but it was nevertheless like flying a block of flats!”

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: WZ889   [2]

WZ889 at the time of the 1953 SBAC Farnborough show.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-08 / D.Sparkes - Lost weekend (1)

A Blackburn Beverley makes a low and slow pass in front of the Baginton crowd line. In the foreground is Tiger Moth G-APDZ The Bishop and dominating the background is the dark form of DHC-3 Otter G-AOYX.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter - КанадаCanada - 1951

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

XB259, the first production Beverley, makes its maiden flight on January 29,1955. XB259 may now be seen at the Museum of Army Transport at Beverley.

Air Pictorial 1956-09 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1956

Blackburn Beverley.

Air Pictorial 1955-06 / Photos by request

The first of the Blackburn Beverley Transports on order for R.A.F. transport Command. A contract for considerably more than twenty-four has been placed.

Авиация и Время 2008-01 / А.Котлобовский - Эхо старой вражды (1)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB287

Британский "Биверли". Два таких самолета выполняли перевозки на Кипр в 1954г.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB262   [2]

Beverley XB262 at the time of its 1957 SBAC Farnborough show appearance. First flown on July 8, 1957, XB262 was scrapped at RAF Seletar in 1967.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

Beverley XB259 spent much of its life with the RAE at Farnborough. It is seen here during parachuting tests.

Air International 1994-10 / P.Cooper - Forever Farnborough (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

RAE Farnborough’s Beverley C.I XB259 was used for research into load dropping. It is seen here during 1965 making an ULLA drop with a large sled over the Larkhill Range on Salisbury Plain.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB260   [14], G-AOEK   [15]

What was claimed at the time as the heaviest single parachute drop was made from Beverley XB260 at Brough on April 29, 1957. The sequence of events is seen here. The platform reached the ground falling at about 24ft/sec, the same rate of descent as experienced by a paratrooper.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH123

Beverley XH123 in "doors off" configuration for heavy dropping.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB260   [14], G-AOEK   [15]

What was claimed at the time as the heaviest single parachute drop was made from Beverley XB260 at Brough on April 29, 1957.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

Despite its ungainly appearance the Beverley was quite agile.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v2

Blackburn Beverley.

Air Pictorial 1957-09 / J.Stevens - Farnborough 1957

A Blackburn Beverley of Transport Command.

Aeroplane Monthly 2000-04 / 2000 Airshows & Museums Guide

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

The last surviving Blackburn Beverley, XB259, seen here in service, is preserved at the Museum of Army Transport, Beverley.

Aeroplane Monthly 1995-12 / M.Retallack - The Grapple years (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB262   [2]

Beverley XB262 at Namao on March 28, 1957, during cold-weather trials.

Air Pictorial 1956-12

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB284

Beverley XB284 equipped with Rocket-Assisted Take-Off Gear (RATOG). Napier Scarab rockets were first tested on XB259 at Brough.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-01

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM108   [2]

A break for passengers on the way to Bahrain. Beverley C.1 XM108 of No.84 Squadron connected to a Ley land 'Hippo' refueller at Salala

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH116

Beverley XH116 taxying in at Tawau.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

An 84 Sqn Beverley takes off from Dhala, Aden. Situated in the mountains in a basin 4,500ft above sea level, the 700yd runway ended against the sheer mountain in the background.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM104

Beverley C.1 XM104 of 34 Squadron (RAF Seletar) taxying out for take-off at RAF Changi in 1964. Note crewmen looking out of the top of the aircraft and also the Bofors gunsight under the starboard wing, a feature in Singapore during the Indonesian confrontation.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-01 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB260   [14], G-AOEK   [15]

34 Squadron Blackburn Beverley C.1 XB260 was the second production aircraft and is pictured here at Kuching on April 24, 1965. The first of 47 Beverleys supplied to the RAF entered service in March 1956; the type was finally withdrawn 11yr later.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-04 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM108   [2]

Blackburn Beverley XM108 with crew, at Ibri, Muscat about to uplift a load for Bahrein in March 1960.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-01

Entering a dispersal at the forward airfield is a Beverley of Kenya-based No. 30 Squadron. In the foreground is a requisitioned civilian vehicle, part of the fleet provided by Kuwait

Air Pictorial 1956-06 / The journal of a roving spotter

Transport Command unit markings comprise a coloured diamond and the squadron number on the fin - as, for instance, on this Beverley of No. 47 Squadron.

АвиаМастер 2004-04 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (3)

Транспортный "Биверли" на малазийском аэродроме.

АвиаМастер 2004-04 / М.Жирохов, А.Котлобовский - Небесные войны Индонезии /Горячая точка/ (3)

"Твин Пайониры" и "Биверли" в Сингапуре.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1955

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1986-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM105

Beverley XM105 of No.30 Squadron at Muharraq, Bahrain

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-01 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB264   [3]

Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD488 with Beverley XB264 in the background. The Far East Air Force's 48 Squadron first received its Hastings in August 1957. The type entered RAF service in October 1948 and the last Hastings were retired in January 1968, though four remained with No 230 OCU's Radar Flight at RAF Scampton until 1977.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Handley Page Hastings / H.P.67 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1946

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1985-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH122

Beverley C.1 XH122 of No. 30 Squadron

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-01

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB264   [3]

Beverley C.1 XB264 of No.34 Squadron at Seletar, March 1967

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB289

Beverley XB289 in company with a Hunting Pembroke at Labuan.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Percival Pembroke / Sea Prince / P.66 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

Members of 34 Squadron in front of a Beverley at Seletar, 1965.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1987-01

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XL130

No.84 Squadron's Scorpion on Beverley XL130

Air International 1994-10 / P.Cooper - Forever Farnborough (2)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

Three of RAE Farnborough's large aircraft used as various trials and research platforms during the 1960s are seen here in close formation, left to right, Shackleton T.4 VP293 used for low-level TV work, Shackleton MR.3 WR972 research for Weapons Flight, and Beverley C.I XB259 for various parachute drop and low-level approach research.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Shackleton / Type 696 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / 1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

Blackburn Beverley XB259.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-05

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XL149   [4]

Blackburn Beverley XL149 photographed on March 12, 1965. This, the first camouflaged 84 Sqn Beverley, was photographed over different types of terrain in Kenya to record the effectiveness of the camouflage. R. LIVERMORE photograph. XL149's nose section and flightdeck survive at the Newark Air Museum.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-01 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XL149   [4]

Beverley XL149 of 84 Sqn on a photographic flight over Kenya on March 12, 1965. First flown on July 15, 1957, XL149 flew with 242 OCU for much of its life before joining 84 Sqn in February 1965 and then 30 Sqn in 1967. It spent the next 10yr as an instructional airframe and was scrapped in 1977, but its nose section survives in the Newark Air Museum.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-04 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH121

Beverley XH121 approaching RAF Khormaksar during a formation exercise in November 1964.

Air Enthusiast 1971-06 / ??? - The RAF museum takes shape /Veteran & Vintage/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH124   [4]

The last aeroplane to land at Hendon was this Beverley XH124, which will be exhibited in the open as it too large for the hangars (seen in the background).

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-04 / Personal album. Military

Two of the three camouflaged Beverleys at Dhala during the shooting of an Army recruiting film - March 1966.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-04 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XL149   [4]

Beverley XL149 unloading at Dhala in March 1966.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-01 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM109   [2]

Beverley XM109 unloading after arrival from Khormaksar, Aden in June 1958. First delivered to 84 Sqn in May 1958, this Beverley remained with the unit until January 1967, when it passed to 30 Sqn. In March 1970 XM109 was sold for scrap.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-01 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH124   [4]

With its brown desert camouflage failing to conceal its new-found status as a white elephant, Blackburn Beverley XH124 awaits its fate in front of the RAF Museum at Hendon.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1986-01

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XL150

Beverley C.1 XL150 of No.34 Squadron

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-04 / Personal album. Military

Another view of the three camouflaged Beverleys at Dhala for filming in March 1966. No 84 Squadron received its first Beverley C.1s in June 1958 and flew the type until it was replaced by the Andover C.1 in August 1967. The Beverley first entered RAF service in March 1956, with 47 Sqn. It was finally retired from service at the end of 1967 having served with Nos 30, 34, 47, 53 and 84 Sqns.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-01 / Personal album. Military

Two camouflaged Beverleys at Beihan, Southern Arabia in May 1965.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-09 / Plane Crazy

The committee-designed aeroplane

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Bristol Belvedere / Type 192 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1958

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-01 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XM109   [2]

Beverley XM109 taking off from Dhala to return to Khormaksar in January 1966.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-04 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XL149   [4]

Beverley XL149 taking off from the Mukerias airstrip, situated right on top of an escarpment, in April 1966.

Air Pictorial 1957-03 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB260   [14], G-AOEK   [15]

Still bearing Arabic lettering, a relic of its November 1955 Arabian airlift as G-AOEK, this second production Blackburn Beverley C.Mk. I (XB260) is now on winterisation trials at Namao, Edmonton, Canada.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

The Universal taxies into position for take-off at Umm Said. With its shack and somewhat basic control tower, the Qatari airstrip was positively metropolitan in comparison with the primitive facilities at Fahud at the other end of the airlift.

Aviation Historian 8

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

Another photograph via Stephen Greensted, showing the Arabic lettering which creates a tautologous inscription on the nose of Blackburn Universal G-AOEK. Bryan Greensted is fourth from left.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

Back home - the Universal after its return to Heathrow on November 21, 1955. Bryan Greensted is third from left, Ron Hockey is in pale overalls and Blackburn’s Dick Chandler is second from right. Note the Arabic legend, which translates as ‘‘Try Your Strength”, applied to the Universal’s nose after completion of the airlift.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

Blackburn Universal G-AOEK at the test well site at Fahud, Oman, in November 1955. Having been unloaded at the primitive airstrip, the massive freighter is towed away from the loading ramp with a tractor.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

A view from the cockpit of the Bristol Centaurus engines being run up before departure from Fahud. The second production example, G-AOEK was fitted with Bristol Centaurus 173 sleeve-valve engines, which drove de Havilland hollow-steel-bladed propellers of 16ft 6in (5m) diameter, the largest then in use on a British aircraft. A direct-injection version of the Centaurus was proposed and tested for use on the Beverley, but the idea was never adopted.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

The Universal thunders down the airstrip at Umm Said with the inevitable ensuing sandstorm. The airlift went a long way to establishing the big freighter not only as a very capable heavy-lifter, but one that could operate from the roughest of rough strips and in hot conditions.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

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.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

A Pax man diesel engine is prepared for loading aboard the Universal at Umm Said, before its 365-mile (587km) flight across the desert to Fahud. Four Paxman engines, their weights varying from 8 1/4 to 10 tons (8,385 - 10,160kg), were transported during the Umm Said - Fahud Airlift.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

The rear half of the draw-works, weighing some 12 tons (12,200kg), is positioned on the makeshift ramp in preparation for its loading into the Universal at Umm Said. The tractor to the right was fitted with a winch, which, in combination with a pulley attached to the floor of the aircraft, was used for drawing the loads into the hold.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AOEK   [15], XB260   [14]

With the clam-shell rear doors opened wide, the Universal takes aboard the heaviest load of the airlift, draw-works weighing some 16 1/2 tons (16,765kg), at Umm Said. The makeshift ramp had been fabricated on site from locally available drill pipe; another was constructed and flown to Fahud for unloading.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-08 / Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2 Werke Nr 420430 /Preservation Profile/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH124   [4]

The Messerschmitt parked in front of the main entrance of the RAF Museum, Hendon, in December 1975. It shared the grass with Junkers Ju 87 494083 and Messerschmitt Me 262 112372. In the background is Blackburn Beverley C.I XH124.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Junkers Ju.87D - ГерманияGermany - 1941Messerschmitt Me.262 Schwalbe - ГерманияGermany - 1941Messerschmitt Me.410 Hornisse - ГерманияGermany - 1942

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-03 / P.Jarrett - Grapevine

Some of Southend's Historic Aircraft Museum residents in happier days - Sea Hawk, J-29, Avro XIX, Beverley and Harvard.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Avro Anson X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943Hawker Sea Hawk - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947North American T-6 Texan / AT-6 Harvard - СШАUSA - 1935SAAB Tunnan / J-29 - ШвецияSweden - 1948

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-07 / P.Jarrett - Grapevine

The Sea Hawk, J-29, Drover, Beverley and Vampire await their lot.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Vampire T / Vampire NF / D.H.113 / D.H.115 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover - АвстралияAustralia - 1948Hawker Sea Hawk - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947SAAB Tunnan / J-29 - ШвецияSweden - 1948

Air International 1982-08 / M.Byrne - Buccaneer: the 15-year stop-gap

The Buccaneer prototype ready to begin taxying trials at Brough (with five Beverleys behind)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Blackburn Buccaneer / B-103 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1958

Air Pictorial 1956-12

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

BIG BOOST for XB259, the first production Blackburn & General Aircraft Beverley C. Mk. I, (c/n. B. & G. 1002) during recent R.A.T.O.G. trials at Brough, E. Yorks, is supplied by ten Napier Scarab solid-fuel rocket units. Depending on load carried, the Beverley can be rocket-assisted by two, six or ten Scarabs. Using the maximum ten, with an a.u.w. of 135,000 lb. the unstick run is reduced to a mere 400 yards.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

Flight deck view of two of the Beverley's 2,850 h.p. Bristol Centaurus 273 engines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

View from a Beverley astrodome during run-in to a Borneo DZ.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

Beverley production at Brough in January 1955. Nine production Beverleys had flown by the end of the year.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

The cockpit of one of the prototype Beverleys. When it was introduced in 1956 the Beverley was the largest aircraft to enter service with the RAF.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

Left-hand seat of the Beverley.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh flying a Beverley from the right-hand seat in 1956.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-01 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB259   [8]

Not a collection of hammocks on the gundeck of HMS Victory, but a set of paratrooping seats and equipment newly installed in the tailboom of sole surviving Blackburn Beverley XB259 at the Museum of Army Transport. The items were released by the RAF Museum from its Cardington storage centre along with a pilot’s seat and other equipment.

Aviation Historian 7 / N.Stroud - Send in the Heavy Mob!

The rear half of the draw-works is manhandled on to the pallets on the floor of the Universal. A November 1955 editorial in The Aeroplane magazine stated: ‘‘That Blackburn and Hunting-Clan have been able to bring off this operation between them is a matter for commendation by all who have the welfare of British aviation at heart”.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

Army despatchers hooking up the parachute strops before dropping.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-11 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (1)

A one-ton container being despatched from a Beverley.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

"Load gone”. A one-ton container on its way to a DZ deep in the Borneo jungle.

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-03 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH124   [4]

Forlorn Blackburn Beverley XH124, one wing already torn off, succumbs to the scrapman's cutters as the work of dismantling it begins at the RAF Museum, Hendon on January 30, 1990.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-07 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XB261   [2]

A poignant sight: the old Southend Historic Aircraft Museum's Blackburn Beverley, XB261, in the process of being scrapped on April 26 1989 after fighting an 18-year losing battle against the elements. Its cockpit section has been saved, though, and is destined for display at the Imperial War Museum’s Duxford Airfield.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-12 / B.Overton - Confrontation with ... the Beverley (2)

The end. The demise of the FEAF's Beverley fleet at Seletar, victim of the blowtorch.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-01 / Personal album. Military

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XH118

June 1958 - the wreckage of 30 Sqn Beverley XH118 at Beihan. XH118 overturned when making an emergency landing at this airstrip following engine failure on February 2, 1958. The air signaller was killed.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-02 / C.Prower - From Brisfit to Beverley (10)

The Blackburn B-107A military freighter progressed no further than the drawing board.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-10 / M.Vines - ...Rare Aircraft Show /Show report/

The Blackburn Beverley is put into perspective by its groundcrew.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-10 / M.Vines - ...Rare Aircraft Show /Show report/

The Blackburn Beverley comes in on finals.

Air Pictorial 1992-01

Beverleys over Kilimanjairo. Two Blackburn Beverleys of 30 Squadron RAF in Africa during 1963.

Air Pictorial 1958-10 / J.Stevens - Some Thoughts on Farnborough

The Blackburn B.107A makes use of the Beverley wing and tail unit but there the similarity ends. The 107 is a much larger aircraft and is powered by four Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop engines. Main loading doors are at the front of the fuselage and the rear loading door is for the dropping of heavy loads in flight. Data: Span 166 ft. 8 in; length 124 ft., height 31 ft.; gross weight 175,000 lb; range 4,000 miles.