The world’s last surviving Blackburn Beverley is being lifted over the walls at Fort Paull in East Yorkshire as it starts its journey to a permanent new home in Cumbria.
Big Bev has been split into pieces and on Thursday a 100 tonne crane started lifting parts of her over the wall at the recently reopened visitor attraction to the east of Hull. First to go was the back end of the plane where the parachutists used to sit and it will be followed by sections of the wing.
They to carry out restoration work, repaint the aircraft and put her on permanent display – a project that could take around two years. A small group – four from the museum and two locals – have achieved a huge amount in just a couple of months. The museum’s chair Dougie Kerr said: “It’s a great day today. I’m amazed how far we’ve got – we didn’t expect this to happen till next week.
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