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3 unusual facts about Blackburn Beverley


Blackburn Beverley

Only one Beverley has survived: XB259 is on display at Fort Paull, just east of Hull, in England.

In operation, it was regarded as "ungainly but highly effective" and was described by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Freer as "like something out of the Ark, but it was a superb supply dropper.

RAF Falcons

The Big Six were the first to jump from large military aircraft such as the Beverley - a feat previously thought impossible on the premise that anybody trying to exit from the ramp would be sucked back by the air turbulence.



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