On 23rd December 1916 this RNAS Flying School aeroplane was wrecked when it crashed on landing at Redcar, the pilot survived but sustained head injuries and suffered from shock.
Pilot - Probationary F/O Douglas Arthur Lancaster RNAS.
Douglas Lancaster was born on 6th September 1918. He enlisted for RNAS service on 22nd October 1916 and was posted to RNAS Redcar Flying School on 27th November 1916. The injuries he sustained on 23rd December 1916 saw him resign his commission on 21st February 1917. He married in 1935 and died in 1979 in Portsmouth but other than that nothing further is known about him.
Caudron G.III 8942 was built by British Caudron Co.Ltd of Hendon and was delivered to AAP at Hendon on 6th May 1916 where it was tested and accepted on 10th May 1916. The next day it was transferred to RNAS Redcar where it arrived on 14th May and entered service with their Flying School. The aircraft was repaired after an accident on 20th October 1916 and returned to service only to be damaged in another accident on 23rd December 1916. Following assessment it was deemed beyond economic repair and was deleted on 19th January 1917.
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