R.E.8 A3918 near Catterick.
On 13th March 1918 this No.46 Training Squadron was being flown on a training flight in the general area of Catterick where the unit was based, while flying at low height the pilot attempted a turn but the aeroplane stalled and dived into the ground. The pilot sustained injuries.
Pilot - Acting Sgt N Duncan RFC (99925). Injured.
I have not been able to discover when this young man's Christian name is. His service file states that he was born on 16th February 1886 but searching the English and Welsh birth index he is not listed possibly suggesting he was born in Scotland. He was posted to No.46 Training Squadron on 18th January 1918. Following injuries sustained on 13th March 1918 must have spent some time recovering and may not have been posted back to resume flying training. The RFC folded and became part of the RAF in April 1918. His service file then records that 46 T.S. then became part of 49 T.D.S. later in the year but does not state that he actually returned there. In September 1918 he was formally posted away and eventually discharged from the RAF in January 1919.