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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 ...
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.
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. 11 Air Observer Navigation School (AONS) at RAF Hamble: Beech 17 Traveller: 4: Bellanca Pacemaker: 1: British Aircraft Double Eagle: 2: British Aircraft Eagle [238] 4: British Aircraft Swallow [238] 9: some converted into gliders British Aircraft Company Drone: 1: 608 Squadron: Blackburn B-2: 31: No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School ...
In the 1960s it major serviced Blackburn Beverley and the V bomber fleet. Became Aircraft Engineering Wing. No. 33 MU RAF Lyneham between 6 March 1940 and 31 December 1966. [47] No. 45 SLG No. 2 SLG 31 SLG Yatesbury Sub site at Hullavington Aircraft Storage Unit (1940–1963) Aircraft Supply & Servicing Depot (1963–66) Bristol Blenheims and ...
In addition to normal opening the Museum hosts educational visits for school classes studying the Second World War and for Scouts achieving their Air Activities Badge. Following the closure of the RAF Millom Museum , many of the artefacts were moved to Solway Aviation Museum for safe keeping and eventual exhibition when space permits.
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No.2 Flying Training School is a Flying Training School (FTS) of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is part of No. 22 (Training) Group that delivers glider flying training to the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. Its headquarters is located at RAF Syerston in Nottinghamshire and gliding takes places from several sites throughout the UK using the Grob ...