Tutor K3445 at believed to be Catterick airfield.
On 16th April 1940 60 MU inspected this damaged Tutor at Catterick airfield, the date of the damage occurring was probably the day or so before, but any details
of how the aircraft was damaged are not yet known. The aircraft was repaired and put back into service.
Pilot - Name unknown.
The 219 Squadron ORB lists for 23rd March 1940 that P/O Kenneth Wilson Worsdell crashed a Tutor aircraft owing to the
seizure of the engine due to lack of oil at Bracknell and sustained facial injuries. It could be that this aircraft
was K3445 but it seems unlikely that the aircraft would be flown back to Catterick in damaged state.
Tutor K3445 was built to contract 195190/32 by A.V. Roe Ltd, at Newton Heath and delivered to the Station Flight at Kenley on 19th March 1935, it then transferred
to Oxford UAS at Abingdon on 24th June 1936 and then was transferred to 609 Squadron at Yeadon on 22nd October 1936. It moved with this unit to Catterick on 27th
August 1939. 609 Squadron left Catterick on 6th October 1939 and moved to Acklington, but left K3445 behind. On 10th October 1939 it became attached to the H.Q.
Pool (based at Catterick) for use by 219 Squadron. It sustained damage with Cat.M(c)/FA being recorded at Catterick in the incident detailed above believed to have
been around 16th April 1940 and is believed to have been repaired on site and was returned to the unit. There is no mention of any damage occurring in March 1940 anywhere.
It later transferred to 46 MU at Lossiemouth (ASU) for storage and where it remained until being
issued to 2 CFS at Cranwell on 14th April 1941. It was later transferred to RAFC Cranwell Pool for use by 2 CFS on 5th May 1941. On 4th June 1941 its engine cut
after take off and the aircraft hit a tree on approach to making a forced landing at Fenton, Lincolnshire, sustaining Cat R/FA. On 22nd June 1941 it was dismantled
and transported by road to Lundy & West Coast Airlines Ltd at Barnstaple for repair. Upon repair it was issued to 3 FTS at Spitalgate on 31st August 1941 and then
transferred to 2 CFS at Church Lawford on 31st December 1941. It later transferred to 1 RFTS at Kirk Newton on 13th June 1942 but 1 RFTS disbanded on 31st January
1942 and K3445 was flown to Lundy & West Coast Airlines Ltd at Barnstaple on 2nd November 1942 and placed into long term storage. It was struck off charge on 8th January 1943.