This aircraft had a Cat.3R damage assessment made against it on 3rd October 1953. At the time the aircraft was on charge with No.203 Advanced Flying School and was based at Driffield. What caused the damage assessment to be made 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 servicable during the month of December 1953 at Driffield.