Airco DH.6 C7869 (probably) in the Catterick area.
On 14th July 1918 this No.46 Training Squadron aeroplane was being flown on a training exercise in the Catterick area when the engine failed during a turn. The aeroplane stalled and being at low height there was not enough space to recover control and it crashed. The pilot was slightly injured. Where the incident occurred is not known and it is presumed to have occurred near to Catterick where the unit was based.
Pilot - 2lt Jack Walford Troughton RAF. Injured.
Jack Troughton was born on 16th October 1897 and had served in the Royal Fusiliers prior to transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in late-1917. When the RAF formed in April 1918 he transferred across and was posted to No.46 Training Squadron on 14th June 1918. He recovered from his injuries sustained in July 1918 and returned to flying training to Catterick to what was then renamed No.49 Training Depot Station. He later joined No.52 Training Squadron but returned to his army unit in 1919.