Blackburn Beverley XB287 photographed in 1964 | |
Role | Military transport aircraft |
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Manufacturer | Blackburn Aircraft |
Design group | General Aircraft |
First flight | 20 June 1950 |
Introduction | 1955 |
Retired | 1967 |
Primary user | Royal Air Force |
Produced | 1950–1958 |
Number built | 49 |
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The Blackburn Beverley was a large transport aircraft, designed for carrying large and bulky payloads and landing on rough or imperfect runways, or dirt strips. In terms of its basic configuration, it was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed undercarriage
The Blackburn B-101 Beverley is a heavy transport aircraft produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
It was notably the only land-based transport airplane built by Blackburn, a company that otherwise specialised in producing naval fighter aircraft.