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| Date: | Thursday 4 August 1932 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: | Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV |
| Owner/operator: | Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AATO |
| MSN: | SB.219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crabley Farm, Broomfield, near Brough, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brough Aerodrome, East Yorkshire (EGNB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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: On 4th August 1932 the pilot of this aircraft was undertaking a flight around the general area of Brough airfield when it dived into the ground from around 500 feet at 10.50hrs. The crash occurred in the region of Broomfleet and sadly the young pilot was killed. From newspaper reports it appears to have been on land between Broomfleet and Crabley Farm. The flight was his fifth made solo. While the aircraft was a civilian owned one it was being used for RAF Reserve training by No.23 Group Reserve Training Area at the time.
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 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-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
7. https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york32/aato.html
8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227729928/william-harvey-salt
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Nov-2017 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2024 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2025 16:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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