Unidentified "Swallow" near Scarborough.
On Friday, 26th August 1938 this aeroplane was being flown from Brough aerodrome toward Scotland with both occupants intending on spending the weekend there. As it was flown up the Yorkshire coast the visibility became poor so a forced landing was made near Scalby on the North Cliff Golf Links just before 16.00hrs. The aircraft circled the course twice before making the landing, which was done without error just off the fairway on the second tee. The local newspaper reported the incident and stated that neither of the two RAF crew on board were injured. The aircraft remained there until the weather improved sometime later. The identity of the aircraft is not yet known though was reported in the Scarborough newspaper to have been a Swallow.
Only twenty eight Swallow Mk.I's were manufactured by The British Klemm Aeroplane Co Ltd at Hanworth from 1933 and 107 Swallow Mk.II's by The British Aircraft Manufacturing Co Ltd at Hanworth from 1935 and serving with
the RAF until 1945. It was manned by a pilot and had a single passenger seat in tandem. The Swallow 2 had a maximum speed of 112 mph and a range of 420 miles.
Pilot - P/O Baker RAF.
Passenger - P/O Penman RAF. (Possibly William Mitchell Penman RAF (37362)).