Caudron GIII 8949 at Redcar aerodrome.

On 18th December 1916 this aircraft ran into Avro 504 9867 at Redcar aerodrome and damaged both machines.

Pilot - Name unknown.


Caudron 8949 was built by the British Caudron Company Ltd at Hendon and delivered to AAP Hendon on 30th June 1916 where it was tested and accepted on 4th July 1916. It was transferred to RNAS Redcar on 8th August 1916 where it arrived on 10th August 1916 and used by the Flying School. After this collision in December 1916 it was repaired and returned to service before suffering a second accident on 23rd March 1917. The aircraft was not repaired after this second accident and after assessment it was deleted as beyond economic repair on 3rd April 1917.