Airco DH.6 B2617 in the general Catterick area.
Little information is known about this incident apart from that on 11th February 1918 this No.52 Training Squadron aeroplane dived into the ground and the pilot was injured. The unit was based at Catterick and the incident probably occurred at or close to Catterick aerodrome. The pilot was admitted to hospital. He may well have been a flying instructor at Catterick at the time.
Pilot - 2Lt Edric Tasker RFC. Injured.
Edric Tasker was born on 3rd October 1898 at Huddersfield and was studying electrical engineering at Huddersfield College prior to enlisting for Royal Flying Corps service. He was granted a commission in the Royal Flying Corps on 19th July 1917. He appears to have recovered from his injuries sustained while at Catterick and later became a ferry pilot He was awarded the Air Force Cross in January 1919 before being placed on the Unemployed List on 13th March 1919. He joined the Royal Engineers in the Second World War and died in January 1970.