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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 1930 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: | Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV |
| Owner/operator: | National Flying Services Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AAOG |
| MSN: | SB.213 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greenland Farm, Park Road (off Fleet Lane) Oulton, Leeds, West Yorks. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hanworth Aerodrome, Middlesex |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire (EGCJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blackburn L.1C Bluebird Mk.IV G-AAOG: First registered 9.12.29 to National Flying Services Ltd., Hanworth, Aerodrome, Hanworth, Middlesex (C of R 2207/C of A 2368).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a flying accident at Greenland Farm, Park Road (off Fleet Lane) Oulton, Leeds, West Yorkshire on 13.4.30. On Sunday, 13th April 1930 this aeroplane took off from Hanworth to make the long flight north to Renfrew at around 12.30hrs. The pilot was flying with one passenger. The aeroplane was owned by the National Flying Services Ltd, based at Hanworth. The pilot had planned to make a landing at Sherburn in Elmet airfield where the aeroplane would be refueled prior to resuming the flight north.
As the aeroplane flew toward Yorkshire the weather appears to have been affecting visibility because the pilot lost his bearings. He was seen to circle the Oulton area of south-east Leeds prior to attempting a forced landing. Having selected a field at Oulton and descended a wing hit a haystack causing the aeroplane to crash. The nose and a wing of the machine were damaged but both the pilot and his passenger escaped injury. Both were taken to the farm and remained there until the evening then caught bus into Leeds to resume journey by train. The land was farmed by Mr Robert Wilson. The crash site was possibly near Greenland Farm with the field being just east and now what is now Park Road (off Fleet Lane).
Pilot - Mr William Thompson Taylor, of Callander, Perth. (Passenger name unknown/not recorded). Registration G-AAOG cancelled by the Air Ministry due to "destruction or permanent withdrawal 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-AAOG.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Apr30.html
5. https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york30/aaog.html
6. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accb1934.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulton,_West_Yorkshire
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2017 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-May-2024 09:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 15-Sep-2025 06:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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