Branford, CT. – August 7, 1946

Branford, Connecticut – August 7, 1946

     On August 7, 1946, a 21-year-old man from Hamden, Connecticut, was practicing forced landings  in a single-engine aircraft when the landing gear and a wing of his “air coupe” airplane struck a tall tree causing him to crash.  The plane came down on the farm of Joseph Zuwallack.  Despite damage to the plane, fortunately the pilot wasn’t injured.   

     Source:

     The Waterbury Democrat, “Hamden Aviator Unhurt In Crash”, August 7, 1946, page 10. 

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