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| Date: | Monday 12 January 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Blackburn L.1C Bluebird IV |
| Owner/operator: | North Sea Aerial & General Transport Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AAUT |
| MSN: | SB.225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, Harwich Harbour, off Felixstowe, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | MAAE Fliexstowe, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One of two Bluebird Mk.IV Seaplanes (fitted with floats)(the other was G-ABGF) First registered (C of R 2436) as G-AAUT on 8.5.30 to North Sea Aerial & General Transport Ltd., Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire. C of A 2507 issued 16.5.30.
Written off 12.1.31: Blackburn Bluebird seaplane crashed in misty weather. Both crew - Flight Lt Gray and a civilian passenger - were rescued uninjured by a motor launch. Machine fell into the sea at Harwich Harbour near Felixstowe Station. Seaplane sank: the aircraft was on loan to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE).
Registration G-AAUT cancelled by the Air Ministry 2.5.31 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-AAUT.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A1.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13889-January-1931-RAF-Accident-List-Can-you-add-any-more-info&styleid=3
5. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Jan31.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 01:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Oct-2019 19:11 | Sergey L. | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2024 22:40 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator, ] |
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