Blackburn B.2 G-ADFO near Bellasize.

On 20th January 1940 this No.4 E.F.T.S. aircraft was being flown on a dual instructional flight that involved the pilot making simulated forced landing approaches. While being flown low in the Bellasize, near Brough, the aircraft suffered engine failure. The pilot made a forced landing on farmland but overshot his selected field and crashed into a hedge.

Pilot - Sgt Arthur Ernest Polden RAF (740006).

Instructor - Name unknown.

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