Unidentified aircraft at Scarborough Racecourse.
The pilot of this aircraft was giving two passengers a pleasure flight over Scarborough on 25th August 1930 when it was damaged in a landing at the racecourse. The occupants were not injured. This incident is mentioned in the Scarborough newspaper of the day which also advertised the flights. These flights cost 5/- each with "perfect comfort and unrestricted view". Two elderly people were taken up prior to the incident above, they are also quoted in the same paper stating how wonderful the area looked from the air. What is in some doubt is what the aircraft involved in this incident actually was. A sketch on the advert shows a Desoutter aircraft with the registation "G-AAPC". G-AAPC was actually a two seat DH60x Moth so would not have carried two passengers. Of the 41 Desoutter MkI's produced in the UK, National Flying Services acquired nineteen of them, and appear to have rented them out to flying clubs around the country. It seems more likely that it was one of these involved in the incident at Scarborough Racecourse in 1930. Using the production lists of all Desoutter aircraft two had airworthiness certificates cancelled later in the year and one may just be the one damaged at Scarborough, they were G-AAPX and G-AANA.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Passenger - Name unknown.
Passenger - Name unknown.