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XB261
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1955 Blackburn Beverley C.1 C/N 1004Discuss this aircraft in community |
by Chris Hall @ X4WT
by Chris Hall @ X4WT
![XB261 @ EGMC - Blackburn Beverley C.1 [1004] (Royal Air Force) Southend~G 03/07/1974. From a slide. - by Ray Barber](/images/aircraft/thumbnails/001/133/001133188.jpg "XB261 @ EGMC - Blackburn Beverley C.1 [1004] (Royal Air Force) Southend~G 03/07/1974. From a slide. - by Ray Barber")
by Ray Barber @ EGMC
by Howard J Curtis @ EGMC
| Manufacturer: | Blackburn |
| Model: | Beverley C.1 Search all Blackburn Beverley C.1 |
| Year built: | 1955 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 1004 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 98 |
| Number of Engines: | 4 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Bristol Centaurus 273 rated at 2850 hp |
| Registration Number: | XB261 |
| Current Status: | Cockpit only preserved |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| Peter Nicholson, 2009-03-17 04:00:00 | |
| Beverley C.1 XB 261 spent its entire operating life with the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A & A E E) at Boscombe Down. It was retired in 1971 and made its last flight from Boscombe Down to Southend on October 6, 1971. The cockpit is now displayed at the Newark Air Museum. | |