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RAF Blackburn Beverley XB259 Parts Relocated to Cumbria
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Read more: RAF Blackburn Beverley XB259 Parts Relocated to CumbriaSource : Paul McTaggart (News & Star) Truckloads of the last surviving largest RAF transport plane have now arrived at a museum in Carlisle. The parts, belonging to the Blackburn Beverley XB259, have been coming from Hull’s Fort Paull to Carlisle’s Solway Aviation Museum following an impressive fundraising campaign that raised over £70,000. The plane…
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Hull’s Blackburn Beverley Finally on the Move
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Read more: Hull’s Blackburn Beverley Finally on the MoveSource : BBC Radio Humberside It’s the end of an era for a legendary aircraft from East Yorkshire. The Blackburn Beverley is making its way – in pieces – to Cumbria. It is the very last one in the world.
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Last Surviving Blackburn Beverley Plane Heads to Museum
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Read more: Last Surviving Blackburn Beverley Plane Heads to MuseumSource : Nick Brownlee (BBC News) The last surviving example of what was once the RAF’s largest transport plane is heading to a new home. The Blackburn Beverley first came into service in 1955, and was used to drop supplies in conflict zones, including the Middle East and Vietnam. Of the original 20-strong squadron, only…
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Groundworks Near Completion Ahead of RAF Blackburn Beverley Arrival
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Read more: Groundworks Near Completion Ahead of RAF Blackburn Beverley ArrivalSource : Paul McTaggart (News & Star) THE stage is almost set for relocating the last RAF Blackburn Beverley XB259 to a museum in Carlisle. The massive 162ft wingspan aircraft will soon be placed on the grounds of Solway Aviation Museum, following an extensive preparation and fundraising process. Dougie Kerr, chairman of the museum, said:…
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First Bits of Blackburn Beverley Move to New Home
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Read more: First Bits of Blackburn Beverley Move to New HomeSource : BBC Radio Humberside The first sections of a former RAF transporter aircraft are leaving East Yorkshire. The Blackburn Beverley had been on display at Fort Paull for many years, but after being sold to an air museum in Cumbria it’s now being dismantled.
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