14 December 1913

The second Blackburn Type I monoplane was a single-seater with a freight compartment in place of the passenger’s seat. It was first flown by Harold Blackburn (not related to designer Robert Blackburn) on 14 December 1913. The second Type I was flown by Blackburn through the winter of 1913-4. A trip from York to Leeds in fog, rain and gales brought out a crowd estimated at 10,000. This aircraft also featured at the Yorkshire Show that year, but was later written off in York.