On 25th July 1915 this aeroplane was being flown along the east coast of Yorkshire when the engine failed. The pilot made a forced landing near Robin Hoods Bay but the landing was not too successful, it overturned but the pilot survived. It was being used by the RNAS Redcar Home Defence Flight at the time of the incident. 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. My thanks to Mr Ben Wedgewood for his help in researching this incident and for the copy of the photograph.
Pilot - "Flight Sub-Lt A J Jacob" RNAS. Possibly FSL 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 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.