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Blackburn company name B-100. Beverley C Mk 1; Medium-range tactical transport aircraft for the RAF. Blackburn company name B-101, 47 built. Blackburn B-107; Projected Stage 2 development of the B-101 Beverley designed in 1956 that retained the Beverley wings and tail; and added a completely new rounded fuselage with a larger unobstructed ...
In April 2024, the museum raised enough money to move the only surviving Blackburn Beverly to the museum from Fort Paull. [2] Seven months later, the museum received a Tornado GR1 which had been a gate guard at RAF Spadeadam .
General Aircraft GAL.56 – an experimental flying-wing glider, four built. General Aircraft GAL.58 Hamilcar X – a powered version of the Hamilcar I with 22 converted from the latter. General Aircraft GAL.60 Universal Freighter – a freight-carrying aircraft later to become the Blackburn Beverley. One prototype built.
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World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year [24] (every two years until 2011) since 1985 under the auspices of the FAI. They are administrated by the FAI Aerobatics Commission "Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne" (CIVA). [25] The 2001 championships were part of the World Air Games.
Orders arrived on 24–25 August 1939 to mobilise the squadrons at Abingdon prior to proceeding to France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF). On receipt of orders to move to France, Headquarters No. 1 Group became Headquarters AASF and the station headquarters and the two Fairey Battle squadrons (15 and 40 Squadrons) at Abingdon became No. 71 (Bomber) Wing RAF, departing for ...
No 242 OCU, was posted to RAF Dishforth, received its Blackburn Beverley Flight in 1957. The OCU's instructors trained aircrew and ground staff in the flying and maintenance of the aircraft. In 1961, the unit moved to RAF Thorney Island, but the Beverley flight was disbanded in March 1967.
Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.3 – as used by No. 47 Squadron in Thessalonika. No. 47 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed at Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire on 1 March 1916 as a home defence unit, protecting Hull and East Yorkshire against attack by German Zeppelins, being equipped with a mix of aircraft, including Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3s, FK.8s and Royal Aircraft Factory BE.12s.