On the 26th of May 1916 this aircraft struck a hedge and crashed into a field near to Redcar airfield whilst the pilot was attempting a forced landing after the aircrafts engine had failed and could not be restarted. The pilot attempted a gliding approach to Redcar but struck the hedge. The aircraft was on its delivery flight from Detling. The aircraft was bought from Caudron at Le Crotoy and delivered to the Central Supply Depot at Wormwood Scrubs in June 1915. It was then dispatched to RNAS Chingford for erection, testing and acceptance on the 19th of June 1915. It suffered a Cat R/FA accident at Hendon on the 3rd of July 1915 when it collided with a fence (The pilot being FSL B Travers RNAS). later that same day ot was dismantled and returned to Chingford the next day where it was re-erected, tested and accepted on the 24th of September 1915. It was later transferred to RNAS Dover on the 10th of February 1916 where on the 18th of March it was slightly damaged in a forced landing (pilot was FSL I N C Clarke RNAS). Following repair it was sent to Detling and soon after up to Redcar on the 23rd of May 1916, via Cranwell on the 24th of May arriving Redcar on the 26th May 1916 and suffering this accident on approach. The aircraft was deleted on the 15th of July 1916 although certain records do not make mention of this being due to a flying accident.

Pilot - Flt Sub Lt Douglas Alexander Hardy Nelles RNAS, ok.

Douglas Nelles RNAS.