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Plans for World’s Last Remaining Blackburn Beverley Are Flying High After Fundraising Target Hit
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Read more: Plans for World’s Last Remaining Blackburn Beverley Are Flying High After Fundraising Target HitSource : Alexandra Wood (Yorkshire Post) A museum in Cumbria has hit its fundraising target as a wave of well-wishers have come forward to help move an historic transport plane from Hull to a new permanent home. Solway Aviation Museum has raised £60,000 and cash and offers of help continue to come in to move…
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Solway Aviation Museum Hopes to Save Blackburn Beverley XB259
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Read more: Solway Aviation Museum Hopes to Save Blackburn Beverley XB259Source : Paul McTaggart (News & Star) A CUMBRIAN museum has launched a fundraising appeal to help rescue and preserve one of the last surviving RAF transport aircraft of its kind. The Solway Aviation Museum, near Carlisle, hopes to raise £60,000 to add the Blackburn Beverley XB259 to its fleet. If successful, the plans will…
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Carlisle Museum Eyes Fort Paull’s Blackburn Beverley Aircraft
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Read more: Carlisle Museum Eyes Fort Paull’s Blackburn Beverley AircraftSource : Kevin Shoesmith (BBC News) The world’s last surviving military aircraft of its type could be moved to a museum in Cumbria. For years, the Blackburn Beverley – an RAF transporter – was exhibited at Fort Paull, an attraction near Hull that closed in 2020. Solway Aviation Museum has launched a £60,000 fundraising campaign…
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Volunteers Restore Sepecat Jaguar for Solway Aviation Museum
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Read more: Volunteers Restore Sepecat Jaguar for Solway Aviation MuseumSource : Paul McTaggart (News & Star) IN a labor of love, a team of dedicated volunteers at Solway Aviation Museum have successfully rebuilt a SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft, adding another valuable piece to their existing fleet. The SEPECAT Jaguar XX146 was purchased for £2,500 and transported from Essex to the museum at Carlisle Lake District…
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Solway Aviation Museum Reaching for the Sky
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Read more: Solway Aviation Museum Reaching for the SkyThe Solway Aviation Museum (SAM) has invested in a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) to reduce the risk to the maintenance teams while working at height on the museum aircraft. During a recent health and safety risk assessment, it was highlighted that using conventional ladders and/or self erect scaffolding was no longer acceptable and a…
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