ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220470
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1916 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Airco DH.2 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RFC |
| Registration: | 5982 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marlborough, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RFC Upavon, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
8.11.16: Airco (DeHavilland) D.H.2 No. 5982, Central Flying School, RFC Upavon. Written off (destroyed) when went into a spin, failed to recover and nose dived into the ground near Marlborough, Wiltshire. Pilot - Captain Richard Bentham (aged 21, on attachment from 7th Battalion, Manchester Regiment) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (November 19 1916 page 1002):
"Fatal Accidents
WHILE flying near Marlborough on November 8th Capt. R. Bentham, Manchester Regiment, met with a fatal accident. The machine, when at 2,000 ft., entered a storm cloud, when the engine stopped and the machine turned over and over. Just before reaching the ground the engine restarted, and the machine, righting itself, commenced to climb. The engine stopped again and the machine crashed to the ground. A verdict of " Accidental Death " was returned at the inquest on November 10th"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1916.htm
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/375541/bentham,-richard/
3. http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/bentham-r.-richard
4. Flight magazine (November 16 1916 page 1002): https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1916/1916%20-%201010.html?search=Richard%20Bentham
5. https://themanchesters.org/forum/index.php?topic=8089.0
6. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lancashire/ManchesterUniversityWW1-B.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2019 02:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Jan-2019 02:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2019 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2019 09:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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