My first experience of the Beverley was at RAF Eastleigh, near Nairobi, where 30 Sqn were based at the time.
An interesting feature of the Bev was that it couldn't fit into the standard RAF Hangar due to the height of the tail. So along comes an RAF Engineer who designs a sideways tracking dolly for the undercarriage, the nose was jacked up, lowering the tail, aircraft pushed sideways into the hangar, and strategically placed between roof struts so that the nose could be lowered again!
Ingenious to say the least!
