The Navigator’s Position
When the Beverley was dropping supplies or paratroops, the Navigator sat here with his feet in the slots in the floor. He would have an excellent view of the dropping zone through the Clearview panel, and would direct the Pilot onto the CARP (Calculated Aerial Release Point).
The Navigator would then operate the dropping lights, red for stand by, and green for go. These were located on the freight bay walls just in front of the clamshell doors and in the boom by the parachute exit. For heavy drops, he would pull the handle shown in the photograph on the left. This would release the extractor parachute which would pull the load from the aircraft.