Blackburn B.2 G-ACUE near Rowley.
On 12th November 1935 this No.4 E & R.F.T.S. aircraft was being flown on a training exercise around the Brough area when it ended up over the higher ground of the Yorkshire Wolds. At around 12.30hrs it narrowly missed a pylon but flew into high tension power wires near the village of Rowley the crashed below inverted. A witness saw a bright blue flash when the impact occurred and parts of the aircraft was left hanging on the wires. The aircraft was left badly damaged in the crash and the two men on board were injured.
Pilot (instructor) - F/O Frederick Alexander McNeill RAF (27136). Injured.
Pilot (trainee) - Sgt Edward D Jack RAF (S.No.?). Of Brighton. Injured.
Frederick McNeill was granted a commission in the RAF to the rank of P/O on probation in 1929 and was posted to 13 Squadron at Andover and to 30 Squadron in March 1930. He was promoted to F/O on 13th January 1931 and was posted to 502 Squadron in May 1932. Under the terms of his commission he transferred to Reserve in September 1933. With the on-set of WW2 he was called up and promoted to F/Lt on 3rd September 1939. He retired from the RAF in 1954 retaining the rank of W/Co.