Originally Posted by
virgo
I'm pretty sure there was a celebration earlier this year at Shoreham Airport commemorating something to do with Beagle and an original prototype was on display, courtesy of a preservation group.............I believe it was specifically designed to ferry RAF V bomber crews wherever they needed to be, but it was cancelled by the RAF and modified to become something else ?
All a bit vague but I can probably get more information if it's needed.
The aircraft you saw at Shoreham was the BEAGLE 206 prototype, G-ARRM, which was brought there by road from Kemble and is on loan from the Bristol Aero Collection. The Basset was the RAF version.