Unidentified Airco DH.9 at Catterick aerodrome.
On 19th August 1918 this unidentified No.49 Training Depot Station aeroplane took off from Catterick aerodrome and climbed away. The pilot then made a diving turn but it stalled and at low height could not be recovered in the height available. Both crew sustained injuries in the resulting crash.
Pilot - Sgt William Henry Rutter RAF. Injured.
Passenger (pilot) - Sgt Arthur Wright RAF. Injured.
Arthur Wright joined the RFC in March 1917 possibly having previously served in the Royal Engineers. His service file appears to show that he rejoined the Royal Engineers in November 1918.
William Rutter appears to have initially served in the army before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in October 1917. He then transferred to the RAF when it formed in April 1918. He was posted to No.46 Training Squadron on 10th June 1918 and then to No.49 T.D.S..