On 17th October 1918 this No.63 Training Squadron aeroplane was in the process of taking off from Redcar aerodrome when the engine choked and began to fail soon after leaving the ground. The pilot tried to turn back towards the aerodrome but the flying speed decreased, it stalled and crashed.
Pilot (pupil) - Flt Cadet James Herbert Coleburt RAF. Injured.
James Coleburt was born on 4th January 1900 possibly in India as he attended the St.Joseph College, Bangalore, India between 1909 and 1914. he then attended Junior Technical School, Woolwich, London between 1915 and 1917 then worked for a company in Glasgow. He appears to have enlisted for Royal Flying Corps service toward the end of 1917. He was been injured on 26th July 1918 flying No.205 Training Depot Squadron Avro 504 B8653 in a crash near Vendome (France). He was then posted back to England and later deemed fit for home service. He was posted to 63 Squadron on 28th September 1918 and sustained injuries on 17th October 1918 in the crash of Avro 504 7112. His Casualty Card specifically states that he was not admitted to hospital. On 19th December 1918 he was admitted to Bryanston Square Hospital, London; this was a specialist hospital that treated burns victims and a number of aviation related injured men were treated there. I cannot find any reference to any other injuries sustained as a result of flying accidents after October 1918 so can only assume it was either to treat old injuries or something else happened but not aviation related. On 24th February 1919 he was posted to North West Area Flying Instructor School but soon after was sent for disposal. In November 1940 he applied to join the RAFVR and was living in Derbyshire at this time. He was granted the rank of Acting F/Lt and undertook service with the Air Training Corps. He probably died in 1964. His father was probably Major James Garrett Coleburt, Indian Ordnance Corps.
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