“No other aircraft…”
RAF IN THE COLD WAR Beverley ops
…could quite match the Blackburn Beverley C1 as a ‘go-anywhere’ airlifter, even when the RAF retired it in favour of the Hercules. In this uniquely in-depth report, the son of former ‘Bev’ captain Flt Lt Richard Livermore details its use in the Middle East with No 84 Squadron, and just how well the type performed in tough conditions
The first Beverley to appear in-theatre wearing the new sand camouflage scheme was XL149, being flown by Flt Lt Richard Livermore. An official photographer took many air-to-air images on 12 March 1965 to help measure its effectiveness against different backdrops. IWM