This aircraft had a Cat.3R damage assessment made against it on 18th July 1953. At the time it was on charge with No.203 Advanced Flying School and was based at Driffield. How the damage occurred is not known. The No.60 Maintenance Unit record book lists all the aeroplanes that they were tasked with making servicable in 1953. For this aircraft it states that it was ready during the month of November 1953 at Driffield.