Atlantic Ocean – December 5, 1944
F6F Hellcat
U. S. Navy Photo
On December 5, 1944, Ensign John S. Ketchum perished on a flight while piloting an F6F-3 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 41603) thirty-eight miles south of the Rhode Island shore. No further details are known as of this writing.
Source:
Information supplied by Larry Webster, aviation historian, Charlestown, R. I.
