Accident Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV G-AATO,
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Date:Thursday 4 August 1932
Time:day
Type:Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV
Owner/operator:Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd
Registration: G-AATO
MSN: SB.219
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Broomfield, near Brough, East Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire (EGNB)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
First registered (C of R 2372) 17.1.30 as G-AATO to Auto Actions Ltd. C of A 2418 issued 4.2.30. Sold on and re-registered to N. Holden, Norton Priory. Sold on again and re-registered (C of R 3550) 6.1.32 to Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4.8.32: crashed at Broomfield, near Brough, East Yorkshire. Pilot - Pilot Officer William Harvey Salt (aged 20)(RAFO) - was killed. He had only been promoted to Pilot Officer less than a month before, on 6.7.32 (see link #6).

Registration G-AATO cancelled by the Air Ministry on 2.12.32 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft".

Sources:

1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/75-register-gb-g-aa
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AATO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1934.htm
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17601-RAF-fatalities-1932&styleid=3
6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33847/page/4705/data.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2017 17:31 Dr. John Smith Added
22-Nov-2017 17:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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