Blackburn Beverley

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The Blackburn Beverley was a large British military transport aircraft of the 1950s and 1960s, notable for its boxy fuselage, high-mounted wings, and rear-loading ramp used for heavy cargo and paratroop operations.

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Blackburn Beverley canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration high-wing, twin-boom transport ⓘ
aircraftType four-engined propeller-driven transport ⓘ
capacity about 70 stretchers ⓘ
about 94 troops ⓘ
heavy cargo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
designedIn late 1940s ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
firstFlight 1950 ⓘ
fuselageShape boxy fuselage ⓘ
hasDoor rear cargo ramp door ⓘ
hasFeature fixed landing gear ⓘ
rear-loading ramp ⓘ
twin-boom tail ⓘ
introduced 1957 ⓘ
landingCapability short, rough airstrips ⓘ
manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft ⓘ
notableFor high-mounted wings ⓘ
large boxy fuselage ⓘ
rear-loading ramp ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator Royal Air Force Transport Command ⓘ
powerplant Bristol Centaurus radial engines ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
retired 1967 ⓘ
role strategic airlifter ⓘ
tactical airlifter ⓘ
serviceEntry 1957 ⓘ
status retired from service ⓘ
successor Short Belfast ⓘ
tailConfiguration high-mounted tailplane ⓘ
usedBy United Kingdom armed forces ⓘ
usedFor airdrop missions ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
military transport ⓘ
paratroop operations ⓘ
usedIn Africa operations ⓘ
Far East operations ⓘ
Middle East operations ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RAF Transport Command → aircraftOperated → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ
No. 30 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ
No. 24 Squadron RAF → historicalAircraft → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ
Blackburn Aircraft → producedAircraft → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ
No. 216 Squadron RAF → operatedAircraft → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ
XXIV Squadron → aircraftOperated → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ
RAF Colerne → aircraftOperated → Blackburn Beverley ⓘ