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| Date: | Friday 13 May 1927 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol F.2b |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College Cranwell |
| Registration: | F4940 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire |
Bristol Fighter F4940, RAF College, Cranwell: Written off 13/5/1927 when stalled and nose dived into the ground while landing downwind, RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire. Pilot - and sole person on board - Flight Cadet Alfred Cyril Bentley (aged 20) - was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (June 9, 1927 page 385 - see link #3)
"Royal Air Force Flying Accidents
THE Air Ministry regrets to announce that as the result of an accident at Henlow Aerodrome, Bedfordshire, to a Bristol Fighter of the Royal Air Force (Cadet) College, Cranwell, Flight Cadet Alfred Cyril Bentley, the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed."
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1929.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?17307-RAF-fatalities-1927
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1927/1927%20-%200423.html?search=Alfred%20Cyril%20Bentley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2018 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 02-Feb-2019 18:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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