The Blackburn Type D, sometimes known as the Single Seat Monoplane, was built by Robert Blackburn at Leeds in 1912. It is a single-engine mid-wing monoplane. Restored shortly after the Second World War, it remains part of the Shuttleworth Collection and is the oldest British flying aeroplane.
Blackburn Type D
Type D on display
Image: Blackburn Type D cockpit
The Shuttleworth Collection is a working aviation, automotive and agricultural collection located at the Old Warden Aerodrome, Old Warden in Bedfordshire, England.
The Shuttleworth Collection's Discovery Hub in December 2021, with its Southern Martlet outside.
G-EBWD, flies regularly during displays at the Shuttleworth Collection
Spitfire Vc, AR501, during extensive renovation by the Collection in September 2008.
The Shuttleworth Collection's Bristol F.2B Fighter