On 8th November 1916 this aircraft was damaged in crash at Redcar, nothing more is known about the incident.
Pilot - Probationary Flight Sub-Lt Geoffrey William Hemming RNAS. Of Worcester.
Geoffrey Hemming was born on 3rd April 1898 in Worcestershire. He was appointed to a
commission in the RNAS on 5th July 1916 and after completing his training he was posted to France. He joined 4 Naval Squadron RNAS soon after it's formation and in total he was credited with six enemy aircraft as downed. For his WW1 service he was awarded the DSC, Gazetted on 30th November 1917, the citation reads.. "In recognition of his services with a Wing of the R.N.A.S. at Dunkirk between March and September 1917, during which period he has been continuously employed on the Belgian coast, and on many occasions has been in charge of a flight. On the 22nd September 1917, he led his flight against a formation of twenty enemy aircraft, and engaging three consecutively, brought them all down." He was also awarded the Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre and the French Croix de Guerre.
4 Naval Squadron RNAS became 204 Squadron RAF on the RAF's formation in 1918 and he transferred to the RAF. Having survived WW1 he remained in the RAF but sadly died in a Fairey IIId flying accident at RAF Calshot on 26th February 1926.
Longhorn 8938 was built by Brush EE Co Ltd of Loughborough and delivered to RNAS Redcar on 30th August 1916 where it served with the Flying School. The aircraft was not repaired and was deleted on 29th January 1917 probably when an assessment team were at Redcar to inspect damage to this and other aircraft damaged in the previous few weeks.