On 27th February 1917 this RNAS Flying School aeroplane was slightly damaged on landing at Redcar aerodrome.
Pilot - Probabtionary F/O Francis Arnold Frost RNAS.
Francis Frost was born on 15th October 1898 and was the son of A L Frost Esq, Hamilton Road, Golders Green, London. He enlisted for RNAS service and was granted a commission on 3rd December 1916. He was posted to RNAS Redcar on 11th January 1917 and joined the Flying School. He crashed this Longhorn at Redcar in February 1917. In March 1917 he received an assessment from his commanding officer that stated he "will not make a pilot and I recommend his discharge. Not recommended for observer, armament or ground duties". His commission was terminated 23rd March 1917 and that was that.
Longhorn N5036 was built by Brush E.E. Co. Ltd at Loughborough, England and was delivered to the Central Supply Depot at White City from where it was dispatched by road to RNAS Redcar on 27th November 1916. Here it was assembled, tested and accepted on 11th January 1917. It then joined the RNAS Flying School. The aeroplane suffered repairable damage on 27th February 1917 and was then returned to service only to be written off in a flying
accident on 6th July 1917 at Redcar. It was deemed beyond repair on 8th September 1917 and deleted from stock.
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