On the 19th of April 1951 this aircraft crashed near Kirklevington when the aircraft ran out of fuel, the pilot forced landed near Hillilees Farm, Kirklevington. It was initially declared Cat B/FA but after assessment it was Re.Cat E/FA and SOC on 11th July 1951.

Pilot - Sgt J Q Picken RAF, believed safe.

The aircraft was built to contract 6/ACFT/658 by Gloster Aircraft Ltd. at Hucclecote. It was initially delivered to the Holding Sqdn in January 1948 before being issued to 66 Sqdn at Linton-on-Ouse in May 1948. It was trasnferred to 43 Sqdn at Tangmere on 11th February 1949 and then moved to 1 Sqdn also at Tnagmere on an as yet unknown date. It finally transfered to 205 AFS when the unit formed on the 7th September 1950.