Little Compton, Rhode Island – June 14, 1943
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British Corsairs – WWII
U.S. Navy Photo
On June 14, 1943, a Corsair I on loan to the British Navy, (#JT-110), piloted by British aviator Lieutenant Anthony Max Leslie Harris, (20), crashed behind a private home on Burchard Avenue, in the Adamsville section of Little Compton, R.I. The plane exploded on impact and Harris was killed.
Harris was a member of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve serving at Quonset Point Naval Air Station.
Lt. Harris is buried in Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. To see a photo of his grave go to www.findagrave.com, Memorial #15037581 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15037581/anthony-max_leslie-harris
Sources;
Woonsocket Call, “British Aviators Named In R. I. Fatal Crashes”, June 17, 1943, Pg1.
Larry Webster, Aviation Archeologist & Historian
www.findagrave.com
Providence Journal, “Navy Pilot Killed In Sakonnet Crash”, July 7, 1945, page 7.
