G-ACBH - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd (Blackburn B.2 Series 1)

Photo of aircraft G-ACBH operated by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd

Aircraft Details

Frame Details
Serial4700/3
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First Flight
ModelBlackburn B.2 Series 1
StatusLeft Fleet
Commentson the 16.03.40 this aircraft is reported to have crashed near Broomfleet, some four miles west of Brough. Of the two crew, the Instructor Pilot - Sgt Robert Campbell Duff RAFVR (740368), aged 26, of Broughty Ferry, Dundee - was buried in Barnhill Cemetery, Angus, after he died 18.03.40 of injuries sustained in this accident. The passenger - Sgt Edward Albert Jay RAFVR (745611) - survived but was Injured. Following the accident above Cat.W/FA damage was recorded on the aircraft, the wreckage was recovered to Brough where over a twelve month period the aircraft was rebuilt using parts of B.2 G-ADFO (which had crashed at Newport, 6 miles NW of Brough on 03.09.40).
  Reg Airline Delivered Status
Not Seen It! G-ACBH Blackburn Aircraft Ltd 09.12.36 Left Fleet
Not Seen It! G-ACBH (G-ADFO) Aeroventure - South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Unknown Preserved

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SIGHTINGS

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06/04/2025 - XMU - roly70
27/12/2023 - XMU - saxonms