Blackburn T.3 Velos G-AAUM near Melbourne.
During the afternoon of Tuesday, 31st January 1933 this aircraft suffered engine problems while over the East Riding of Yorkshire. The aircraft was built by Blackburns and was being used by Blackburns as a civilian training aircraft by their North Sea Aerial and General Transport Ltd. The pilot was unable to fly back to Brough so attempted to make a forced landing at Ross Moor Farm, near Melbourne but as he descended he noticed that there were some telephone wires in his path. He attempted to lift the aircraft over the wires but this failed and the aircraft clipped the wires. It then crashed into a field where a hen shed was situated. The starboard lower wing ran into the shed, the speed of the aircraft moved the shed slightly and damaged the side of it. Unfortunately, inside the hut was a lady collecting eggs and she sustained minor injuries. The pilot appears to have escaped injury.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Civilian - Mrs Vida Bramley. Injured.
This aircraft was one of four Velos T.3 built at the Blackburn factory at Leeds in 1925 to meet a Greek floatplane specification. It may have begun life as a Blackburn Dart before being converted to a Velos. Three of the four went to Greece but G-AAUM was retained by Blackburns and used in metal float development work. It was withdrawn from service around 1929 / 1930 but Blackburns retained it for some civilian flying training work and it was registered to their North Sea Aerial and General Transport Ltd, at Brough, on 7th February 1930. It was scrapped in 1934.