During the afternoon of 25th July 1915 this aeroplane was due to be flown from RNAS Redcar to RNAS Scarborough and it took off from Redcar at 13.57hrs. While flying down the east coast of
Yorkshire the engine failed. The pilot made a forced landing near Robin Hoods Bay at 14.39hrs but the landing was not too successful and it overturned. It was being used by the RNAS Redcar Home Defence Flight
at the time of the incident though was being transferred to RNAS Scarborough Home Defence Flight. The photograph shown above is this aeroplane seen crashed at Robin Hoods Bay. A building is just visible towards the top right side of the photograph which may help
pinpoint the location one day. I credit Mr Ben Wedgewood with supplying the photograph.
Following the incident the aeroplane was pegged down and a guard placed on it. The engine and the propeller were removed and taken to RNAS Scarborough. A bit of a mix-up then occurred because at the time the engine was removed by a team from RNAS Scarborough,
a working party was sent from RNAS Redcar to make the aircraft servicable on site.
Pilot - Flight Sub Lt Arthur Frederick Foy Jacob RNAS.
Caudron G.III 3869 was purchased from Aeroplanes Caudron, Lyon, France, after acceptance in the UK it was given the British military serial of 3869. It was delivered to RNAS Redcar in July 1915 where
it almost certainly was used by the Home Defence Flight. On 25th July 1915 it overturned while force landing at Robin Hoods Bay. It was either repaired on site there or dismantled and transported for
repair at RNAS Scarborough as it was transferred to RNAS Scarborough Home Defence Flight on 28th August 1915. It was test flown on 8th September 1915 and later returned to RNAS Redcar Home Defence Flight
on 30th January 1916. On 17th March 1916 it crashed at Redcar. Cat.W/FA damage was the damage assessment and it was then deleted from charge on 21st March 1916.