World's last Beverley could become a unique B&B

摘要

The last surviving Blackburn Beverley has been sold at auction to pilot and businessman Martyn Wiseman who plans to convert it into a unique Airbnb at an airfield near Selby, Yorkshire. Beverley C.1 XB259 is currently based at Fort Paull, near Hull, at a museum that closed to the public earlier this year (see September issue). The aircraft, one of 49 built in the 1950s in nearby Brough, was acquired by its new owner on September 19. Subject to funding, it will be dismantled and moved to its new home over a period of six months, with around 18 months required to make it ready for its new role.