On the 23rd of June 1916 this aircraft suffered engine failure and the undercarriage was torn off in the
resulting force landing at Redcar. The aircraft was damaged with Cat R/FA damage but records do not show
whether it was repaired following this accident. The aircraft was initailly built by A V Roe of Manchester
and taken by lorry to RNAS Whitley Bay for testing on the 29th of December 1915. It was accepted there on
the 8th of January 1916 and was damaged on 5th of February 1916 before being repaired and transferred down
to Redcar on the 28th of May 1916. It was finally deleted some time later this accident at Redcar, the date
recorded as the 14th of January 1917.
Pilot - Flt Sub Lt Raymond "Collie" Collishaw RNAS, ok.
Raymond Collishaw RNAS.