On 18th October 1916 this RNAS Flying School aeroplane was force landed on farmland near Redcar for unknown reasons suffering minor damage.
It was repaired on site and flown back to Redcar the following day.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Caudron G.III 3871 was built by Aeroplanes Caudron at Lyon and was purchased from the French though no contract number exists. It was delivered to R.N.A.S. Scarborough by 4th July 1915, almost certainly serving with the Home Defence Flight. It was damaged at Scarborough on 14th July 1915. It was dismantled on site and the remains were packed on 25th July 1915 to be dispatched to the British Caudron Repair Company arriving on 5th August 1915. Repair was swift because it was back in service on 19th August 1915 at RNAS Redcar. Whether it served with the RNAS Flying School at Redcar from this date is unclear or whether it was initially with the Home Defence Flight before being transferred to the RNAS Flying School. It made a forced landing on 18th October 1916 at an unspecified location (near Redcar) and was repaired on site, flying back to Redcar on 19th October 1916. The aeroplane was deleted from RNAS records on 31st January 1917 possibly as an obsolete aircraft by that date.
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