ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206918
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 October 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV |
| Owner/operator: | The Blackburn & General Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ABPN |
| MSN: | SB.238 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waltham Grange Airfield near Grimsby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waltham Grange Airfield near Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Registration G-ABEV reserved [C of R 2814] September 1930, to Robert Blackburn, Brough, East Yorkshire, but not taken up (eventually re-allocated 10/3/77 to DH.60G Moth c/n 1823). First registered [C of R 3373] on 13/9/31 as G-ABPN to Kennings Ltd., Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Sold on and re-registered [C of R 4650] on 19/9/33 to The Blackburn & General Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire (aircraft on loan to the Grimsby Aero Club at Waltham Grange Airfield near Grimsby, Lincolnshire).
Written off (destroyed) 16/10/35 when crashed shortly after take off from Waltham Grange Airfield, 4 miles south of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Both persons on board were killed:
Ernest Clifford Carter (aged 28)
George William Cleveland (aged 25)
Registration G-ABPN cancelled by the Air Ministry November 1935 due to "destruction or permanent withdrawl from use of aircraft"
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/80-register-gb-g-ab
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABPN.pdf
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ABEV-1.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
6. http://wight.hampshireairfields.co.uk/sar.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 17:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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