On 21st August 1916 this aircraft was damaged on landing at Redcar. Sadly no detailed other about the incident are known.
Pilot - Flight Sub-Lt Gerald Ewart Nash RNAS.
Gerald Ewart Nash was born on 12th May 1896 in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.
He joined the RNAS in April 1916 and after training he was posted to No.3 Wing. He was later posted to 10 Naval Squadron and joined the all Canadian crewed "B-Flight", flying Sopwith Triplanes. All aircraft in this Flight were painted with black noses and his aircraft carried the name "Black Sheep". He was credited with a total of six enemy aircraft as shot down but on 25th June 1917 he was shot down behind enemy lines in Belgium and became a PoW. In 1919 he returned to Canada. In WW2 he served in the RCAF and rose to the rank of G/Cpt, he was Commanding Officer of No.3 Training Command in Montreal. He died in Welland, Ontario on 10th April 1976.
Bleriot 3231 was built by Bleriot's and was transported to the UK where it arrived at RNAS HDF Scarborough on 5th July 1915.
It first flew on 26th July 1915 and then subjected to a major overhaul and tested successfully on 13th October 1915. It was then
moved between RNAS Hornsea / Atwick and RNAS Scarborough on a regular basis, ending up at Scarborough for the final time in
early December 1915. On 17th March 1916 it was transferred up to RNAS Redcar. Following this incident at Redcar it was not repaired and
was deleted some time later on 4th May 1917.