XB284 Beverley C1 of 47 Squadron RAF at Abingdon on 11th July 1964
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XB284 first flight was on 7th May 1956 then issued to 47 squadron, becoming part of the shared
Fleet of the Abingdon Wing in 1958.
After modifications at Blackburn's it was loaned A&AEE in November 1959, then returned to Abingdon
the following February. During its tenure with the Abingdon Wing, it returned to Blackburn's
several times, then eventually moved back to A&AEE in 1962 for examining the extractor
parachute hang-up problem following the accident of XB289.
After modifications at Hawarden it found itself back with 47 squadron, but moved on to 84 squadron
in July 1967. It was declared NEA [non effective airframe] in September 1967 an sold as scrap to
Bushells in January 1969.
For more information See: Beverley Main Album Notes:
47 Squadron
Abingdon Wing
A&AEE
84 Squadron
Mass Scrapping..
For more information onThe Blackburn Beverley See: Beverley Main Album Notes:
The Blackburn B-101 Beverley
Other sites on the Web of interest:
47 Squadron - MoD Site
RAF 47 Squadron - Special Forces Flight
RAF 47 Squadron - Wikipedia Entry
RAF 84 Squadron - MoD Site
RAF 84 Squadron - Wikipedia Entry
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) - Wikipedia
The Beverley Association
and
Blackburn Beverley - Wikipedia Entry
