DragonRapide there is a bit of a difference in the circumstances of the Hendon Bev and the Bev Bev.
The Hendon one was subject to years of neglect being left with the cockpit windows open and never seeing a lick of paint. Unsurprisingly when somebody got around to assessing the beast for preservation corrosion was rife throughout the airframe and the decision was taken to scrap her. A disgusting sight nonetheless, one of a rare breed being broken up outside one of the UK's premier air museums......
THe Bev Bev on the other hand has been subject to regular maintenance and more attention has been paid to preventing water ingress and also ensuring the outside regularly had the highly corrosive bird ****e cleared off. She was also repainted at lest once during her stay at Bev. Thumbs up to the pongos for appreciating how rare this beast is
After all this effort it would be a disaster to let as rare an airframe in reasonable condition like this be scrapped. If either the Imperial War Museum or the RAF Museum doesn't get the future of the Beverly sorted they need their collective arses kicked. Just think how good the Bev would look on the apron at Duxford, towering over her contemporaries. Marvellous. If the IWM can spend bazillions on preserving aircraft from the US of A why can't they preserve the LAST Beverly..........Also, as much as I think the Do-27 in the RAF Museum is wonderful, the BEv would be a more appropriate exhibit there. The Dornier would be better placed in Cosford IMHO
PS I think the USAF Museum at Duxford is fantastic and money well spent but there must be some provision made for preserving unique British aircraft as well.