Avro 504 K1982 near Carlton in Cleveland.

On 15th September 1936 this aircraft was being ferried from Hendon to Abbotsinch. It is thought that it took a route commonly used at the time, flying up the North-East coast of England and using airfields on route to re-fuel at. During the stretch from Driffield to Usworth, the pilot lost his bearings and flew into a hillside close to Dromonby Grange Farm near Carlton in Cleveland. The pilot was treated at the scene by Dr.S.T. Pybus of Stokesley before being taken to Station Sick Quarters at Thornaby where he spent two days, he was then transferred to a military hospital where he spent a further twenty five days.

Avro 504 K1982 was built to contract 90666/31 by A.V. Roe Ltd in Manchester and delivered to Kenley on 9th July 1931. It was issued to 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron on 12th May 1932. Following the incident detailed above the wreckage was removed to Thornaby airfield where it was struck off charge on 1st December 1936 as damaged beyond economical repair.

Pilot - F/O James Galt MacIntyre RAF (36015), aged 24, of Glasgow. Injured.

James MacInytre was born on 19th May 1912, he was twenty two years old when he qualified as a pilot at Cranwell around January 1935 but had probably received his commission as Probationary P/O on 19th March 1931 in the RAFO. He was promoted to the rank of F/O with effect of 29th March 1935 but with seniority of 29th September 1934 and he later rose to F/Lt with effect 29th March 1937, with seniority of 1st October 1936. On 21st April 1936 he was posted to 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron, the unit he was with at the time of this accident detailed above. Prior to his crash near Carlton in Cleveland he had clocked up a total of 469 hours flying, with 62 hours on the Avro 504. He was placed on half-pay from 21st to 28th March 1937 (reason unknown). On 16th July 1938 he was again posted to RAF College Cranwell and was later promoted to S/Ldr but probably of an Acting nature as no full rise in rank has been found in the London Gazette. On 29th July 1940 he was the pilot of 44 Squadron Hampden P4375 on Ops to Hamburg, while over the target area the aircraft collided with a barrage balloon cable and crashed, sadly he was killed but the other three members of his crew survived and became PoW's. At the time of his death his parents lived at Highcliffe, Christchurch, Hampshire. He had gained a BA Degree at Oxford University earlier in his life.