On 2nd March 1917 this RNAS Flying School aeroplane was wrecked following a force-landing at Redcar due to engine failure. The incident is mentioned in the pilot's service record, stating it was an instructional flight and that he sustained an injured chin as a result of the accident. The aircraft is listed within "AIR1/312/15/226/198" on 1st April 1917 in a daily report as being recommended for deletion on this date.
Pilot - Provisional F/O Mosley Gordon Woodhouse RNAS. Slightly injured.
Mosley Woodhouse was born in the Chelmsford area on 26th October 1898 and was educated at Radley College. He enlisted for RNAS service and was granted a commission on 5th November 1916, he then trained at RNAS Redcar Flying School from 16th December 1916 to 24th March 1917. From there he went to Cranwell and then to France. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Woodhouse was killed on 9th August 1917 serving with No.9 Naval Squadron RNAS flying an RE8. He is buried at Zuydcoote Military Cemetery, France, he was eighteen years old. His brother was a serving RFC pilot, was in the air nearby at time and witnessed it. Letters to the family suggest Mosley was trying to draw fire away from his brother's aeroplane but did not know it was his brother flying it. His brother Lionel Mostyn Woodhouse MC DFC RAF would subsequently be killed on active service on 27th September 1918.
Avro 504 3304 was built by Brush E.E. Co. Ltd at Loughborough and was delivered directly to RNAS Redcar on 10th May 1916. It joined the RNAS Flying School. Following this ground accident on 21st December 1916 it was repaired and returned to service before suffering a second mishap on 22nd January 1917. Again it was repaired and returned to service only to suffer a final accident on 2nd March 1917. It was deleted as being beyond economic repair on 4th May 1917.