Unidentified aircraft near Scarborough.
On the night of Monday, 24th July 1931 an unidentified aircraft crashed on take-off from the airstrip on the racecourse at Scarborough. The Brough-based aircraft was badly damaged but the pilot survived. The aircraft was later dismantled and a newspaper report stated that it was returned to Brough for repair. The press report also states that it had nothing to do with the Scarborough Flying Club and given the Brough connection I assume it was linked there. Two companies operated out of Brough in 1931, the Blackburn Aircraft Co.Ltd. and a subsidiary company, North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co.Ltd. and it seems likely it was one of either these companies' aircraft. Nothing further is known.
I speculate it may have been a Blackburn Bluebird, B.2 or an Avro 504 as these types were commonly flown at Brough around this period.
Crew - Names unknown.