I used to be in the ROC with a chap who did overhauls on Beverleys,coming home from Aden,he said he filled 3 toolboxs with tools out of its wing spaces including lump hammers! also enough sand to re-sand Blackpool.
regards
jack…
Some time, long ago, I recounted a incident where I had been one of a few suspects of leaving tools in the Beverley wing crawl spaces. The plane nearly came to a disastrous end when a screw-drive jammed the aileron controls. It was later thought to have been there since the aircraft was built. Those same areas where also a good place to smuggle stuff into Blighty as most customs men were over weight and couldn’t get down there. Certainly not for those of you who suffer from Claustrophobia.
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