Australian soldiers from 3 RAR board an RAF Beverley in Borneo

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Cheers

Dave Kearton

Q1: What is that aircraft?

Q2: Is that a detactable pod?

Q1: What is that aircraft?

Q2: Is that a detactable pod?

"john smith" wrote in message
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Q1: What is that aircraft?

Q2: Is that a detactable pod?

A1: It is a Blackburn Beverley, there is a colour picture showing a full
aircraft at:-

http://www.planeboys.de/gww/raf/raf_1/beverley.htm

A2: It is not a detachable pod

It was sort of a forerunner to the Hercules but with the cargo area split
into two levels. A troop, paratrooper or freight carrier with a rough field
capability.


--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

"john smith" wrote in message
...
Q1: What is that aircraft?

Q2: Is that a detactable pod?

A1: It is a Blackburn Beverley, there is a colour picture showing a full
aircraft at:-

http://www.planeboys.de/gww/raf/raf_1/beverley.htm

A2: It is not a detachable pod

It was sort of a forerunner to the Hercules but with the cargo area split
into two levels. A troop, paratrooper or freight carrier with a rough field
capability.


--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

john smith wrote:
Q1: What is that aircraft?

Q2: Is that a detactable pod?

That is a Blackburn Beverly C1 of the Royal Air Force and no, it is not
a detachable pod.

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/uk...y/Beverley.htm

....will tell you almost everything you would wish to know. What it will
not tell you is, if you are paratrooping from this aircraft and you are
to be the first man out of the door on the lower deck, you can watch the
wheels go round as you trundle along at 600 to 800 feet, waiting for the
green light for "GO".

Ricardo
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The Brits conquered the world in boats made of wood, powered by wind &
navigated by the stars. For the yanks to be in the same league they'll
need to have sent Neill Armstrong to the Moon.........on a Hang-glider!!

john smith wrote:
Q1: What is that aircraft?

Q2: Is that a detactable pod?

That is a Blackburn Beverly C1 of the Royal Air Force and no, it is not
a detachable pod.

http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/uk...y/Beverley.htm

....will tell you almost everything you would wish to know. What it will
not tell you is, if you are paratrooping from this aircraft and you are
to be the first man out of the door on the lower deck, you can watch the
wheels go round as you trundle along at 600 to 800 feet, waiting for the
green light for "GO".

Ricardo
--
The Brits conquered the world in boats made of wood, powered by wind &
navigated by the stars. For the yanks to be in the same league they'll
need to have sent Neill Armstrong to the Moon.........on a Hang-glider!!

You are correct. The Yanks are not in the wooden boat league.

"Ricardo" wrote in message
o.uk...
The Brits conquered the world in boats made of wood, powered by wind &
navigated by the stars. For the yanks to be in the same league they'll
need to have sent Neill Armstrong to the Moon.........on a Hang-glider!!

You are correct. The Yanks are not in the wooden boat league.

"Ricardo" wrote in message
o.uk...
The Brits conquered the world in boats made of wood, powered by wind &
navigated by the stars. For the yanks to be in the same league they'll
need to have sent Neill Armstrong to the Moon.........on a Hang-glider!!

wrote:
You are correct. The Yanks are not in the wooden boat league.

...and they seem to have ballsed up conquering the world, despite their
best endeavours.

Ricardo

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The Brits conquered the world in boats made of wood, powered by wind &
navigated by the stars. For the yanks to be in the same league they'll
need to have sent Neill Armstrong to the Moon.........on a Hang-glider!!