Swallow at Scalby Mills Golf Course, Scarborough.
The Swallow made a forced landing of the "North Cliff Golf Links" just before 4pm on Friday the 26th of August 1938.
Fog was reported in the area at the time. 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 press 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.
WHilst the actual aircraft is not yet known, 28 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 - unknown, ok.
Passenger - unknown, ok.
This was reported in the local paper of the day, in the report it also makes mention of a glider landing on
the golf course earlier in the same summer of 1938. Flying from Sutton Bank, the pilot spotted a new batheing pool
in the North Bay from the air, he thought he would like to bathe there so landed his glider on the golf course and
went for a bathe!! It is not known how he took off again following his batheing session.