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# New England Aviation History

from author and historian Jim Ignasher

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- [Oxford, MA. - October 21, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/oxford-ma-october-21-1928/) - Oxford, Massachusetts - October 21, 1928 On the evening of October 21, 1928, a 27-year-old pilot and his 24- year-old passenger, both from Webster, Massachusetts, were flying in an American Eagle airplane in the area of the Oxford Airport. At one point the aircraft dove towards the landing field before pulling up and
- [National Air Mail Week Postal Covers -1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/national-air-mail-week-postal-covers-1938/) - National Air Mail Week - 1938
- [Naugatuck, CT. - August 13, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/naugatuck-ct-august-13-1946/) - Naugatuck, Connecticut - August 13, 1946 Shortly before 11 a.m. on August 13, 1946, a 36-year-old pilot obtained a weather forecast at Barnes Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts, for his planned trip to New York. The forecast called for "scattered clouds with visibility to 5,000 feet as far as Hartford" and reported a cloud
- [Stamford, CT - August 27, 1933](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stamford-ct-august-27-1933/) - Stamford, CT - August 27, 1933
- [Lake Waramaug, CT - July 7, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lake-waramaug-ct-july-7-1929/) - Lake Waramaug, CT - July 7, 1929
- [Waterbury, Connecticut, Airport Ad - 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waterbury-connecticut-airport-ad-1947/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Waterbury, Connecticut, Airport Ad - 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waterbury-connecticut-airport-ad-1946/)
- [Bristol, Connecticut, Airport Ad - 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bristol-connecticut-airport-ad-1946/)
- [Waterbury, Ct. - March 24, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waterbury-ct-march-24-1929/) - Waterbury Ct. - March 24, 1929
- [Mount Tobe Airport, Plymouth, Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mount-tobe-airport-plymouth-connecticut/) - Mount Tobe Airport is located in the Greystone section of the town of Plymouth, Connecticut, and is also known as Waterbury Airport. The concept for building the airport began in 1930, but plans were scrapped shortly thereafter due to lack of funding. Work was resumed in 1933. Click on images to enlarge.
- [Plymouth, CT. - May 31, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/plymouth-ct-may-31-1946/) - Plymouth, Connecticut - May 31, 1946 On May 31, 1946, a Curtiss aircraft with a man and woman aboard was in the process of taking off from Mount Tobe Airport in Plymouth. When the aircraft had reached an altitude of only 30 feet it suddenly veered off course and crashed into several trees
- [Windham Airport - June 18, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windham-airport-june-18-1946/) - Windham Airport - June 18, 1946
- [Ashland, ME. - July 29, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ashland-me-july-29-1929/) - Ashland, Maine - July 29, 1929 Few details are known about this accident. On the evening of July 29, 1929, two men and a 12-year-old boy, all of Ashland, reportedly went flying in hopes of escaping the "excessive (summer) heat on the ground". For reasons not stated, the plane crashed and
- [Wilton, CT. - June 26, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wilton-ct-june-26-1946/) - Wilton, Connecticut - June 26, 1946 On June 26, 1946, a student pilot and his instructor took off from Westchester County Airport in New York in a converted Army training plane. The plane headed eastward and crossed over into Connecticut. While passing over the town of Wilton it crashed in a lot killing
- [Plymouth, CT. - April 14, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/plymouth-ct-april-14-1946/) - Plymouth, Connecticut - April 14, 1946 On April 14, 1946, two WWII veterans were flying in a military surplus PT-17 open cock-pit bi-plane at the Mount Toby Airport in Plymouth. The aircraft had been a trainer used by the military, and had two cockpits, one after the other, and each cockpit
- [Plymouth, CT. - June 15, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/plymouth-ct-june-15-1946/) - Plymouth, Connecticut - June 15, 1946 On the afternoon of June 15, 1946, an 18-year-old pilot and his 17-year-old passenger, both of Terryville, Ct., were flying in a rented airplane over the area of the Mount Tobe Airport in Plymouth, when the plane crashed killing both occupants. At the time of the accident,
- [Plymouth, CT. - August 27, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/plymouth-ct-august-27-1940/) - Plymouth, Connecticut - August 27, 1940 On the afternoon of August 27, 1940, a student pilot and his instructor, were making practice take-offs and landings at Mount Tobe Airport. (The type of aircraft is unknown.) As the student was making his third take-off the motor suddenly stalled while at an altitude of seventy-five
- [Plymouth, CT. - November 18, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/plymouth-ct-november-18-1944/) - Plymouth, Connecticut - November 18, 1944 On November 18, 1944, a U. S. Army C-47 Air Transport Command airplane was making a landing at Mount Tobe Airport in Plymouth when the plane went off the runway and was badly damaged. There were no reported injuries. The aircraft was later hauled back onto
- [Andover, New Brunswick - January 10, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/andover-new-brunswick-january-10-1957/) - Andover, New Brunswick, Canada - January 10, 1957 The following accident occurred in Canada, but the aircraft was out of Loring Air Force Base in Maine. On January 10, 1957, a U. S. Air Force Boeing B-52 bomber, (Ser. No. 55-0082), based at Loring Air Force Base, took off for
- [Douglas, MA - September 12, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/douglas-ma-september-12-1944/) - Douglas, MA - September 12, 1944
- [Smithfield, R. I., Airport Ads - 1940s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-airport-ads-1940s/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [Smithfield, R.I. Airport - 1932](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-airport-1932/) - Smithfield, R.I. Airport - 1932
- [Smithfield, R. I. - July 12, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-july-12-1938/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - July 12, 1938 On the afternoon of July 12, 1938, a pilot was giving a father and his 18-year-old daughter a ride in a bi-plane at the Smithfield Airport. The wind was unsettled that afternoon creating what the press termed "air pockets". As the plane took off the pilot
- [Smithfield, R. I. - July 24, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-july-24-1946/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - July 24, 1946 On July 24, 1946, a 36-year-old student pilot from Cranston was attempting to land a Fairchild low-wing monoplane at the Smithfield Airport when the motor failed and he crash-landed into an apple orchard adjacent to the landing field. Damage to the plane was not serious and
- [Marlboro, N.H. - September 1, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marlboro-n-h-september-1-1967/) - Marlboro, New Hampshire - September 1, 1967 On the morning of September 1, 1967, a 49-year-old pilot was killed when his single-engine Maule Rocket airplane crashed into a tree while attempting to make an emergency landing in a field in Marlboro. No further details are known. Source: Evening Bulletin
- [Block Island, R. I. - July 4, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-r-i-july-4-1967/) - Block Island, Rhode Island - July 4, 1967 Just before 5 p.m. on the evening of July 4, 1967, three Connecticut men attempted to take off from the Block Island Airport in a Piper Tri-Pacer when the plane crashed into an embankment on Central Road just opposite the airport. The plane was wrecked
- [Block Island, R. I. - August 6, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-r-i-august-6-1969/) - Block Island, Rhode Island - August 6, 1969 On the night of August 6, 1969, three people took off in a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza from the Block Island Airport. Just after taking off, the plane crashed near Dodge's Sandpit on Old Mill Road, about a mile west of the airport. One person was
- [Berkley Airfield - May 25, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/berkley-airfield-may-25-1947/) - Berkley Airfield - May 25, 1947
- [Woodbury, CT. - December 18, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodbury-ct-december-18-1969/) - Woodbury, Connecticut - December 18, 1969 On the evening of December 18, 1969, a 38-year-old New Jersey man took off from Nashua, New Hampshire, in a Cessna 150 (Reg. No. N6730S) bound for New Jersey. At about 5:30 P.M. the plane crashed in a wooded area in northern Woodbury killing the pilot. There
- [Searsport, ME. - July 2, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/searsport-me-july-2-1967/) - Searsport, Maine - July 2, 1967 On July 2, 1967, a Republic RC-3 Seabee (Reg. No. N6475K) with five people abord crashed in the water off Searsport, Maine, killing all aboard. The cloud ceiling at the time was 200 feet, with 1/4 mile or less visibility. The plane came down
- [Long Island Sound - May 28, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-may-28-1967/) - Long Island Sound - May 28, 1967 On the evening of May 29, 1967, a 20-year-old pilot rented a light single-engine plane at Brainard Field in Hartford, Connecticut, so that he could give pleasure flights to friends. While flying over Long Island Sound with a 25-year-old female passenger, the plane crashed five hundred
- [Westminster, VT. - November 27, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westminster-vt-november-27-1969/) - Westminster, Vermont - November 27, 1969 On the night of November 27, 1969, a 1947 Piper Aeronica with two young men aboard was attempting to land on a farm in Westminster when a wingtip caught in a tree which flipped the plane over causing it to crash in a field. The field was
- [Gilead, ME. - August 8, 1976](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/gilead-me-august-8-1976/) - Temple Mountain, N.H. - August 8, 1976
- [Atlantic Airport, Charlestown, R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-airport-charlestown-r-i/) - Atlantic Airport, Charlestown, R.I.
- [Fall River, MA. - June 1, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/fall-river-ma-june-1-1969/) - Fall River, Massachusetts - June 1, 1969 Shortly before 8 p.m. four friends were in the process of taking off from the Fall River Airport in a Lark Commander airplane bound for Martha's Vineyard. Immediately after leaving the ground the engine failed and the plane crashed back down on the east-west runway. The
- [Coventry, R. I. - May 30, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/coventry-r-i-may-30-1969/) - Coventry, Rhode Island - May 30, 1969 On May 30, 1969, two men from Long Island, New York, were flying in a two-seat Cessna aircraft bound for T.F. Green Airport in Warwick. Both were members of the Republic Aviation softball team in route to a game. It was noted that the plane was
- [Mendon, MA.- May 18, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mendon-ma-may-18-1967/) - Mendon, Massachusetts - May 18, 1967 On May 18, 1967, a Piper Cherokee with four men aboard crashed in a wooded area just after taking off from the Hopedale Airport. The crash occurred about a mile west of the Bellingham town line, and a 1/4 mile south of Route 140.
- [Naushon Island, MA.- April 29, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/naushon-island-ma-april-29-1967/) - Naushon Island, Massachusetts - April 29, 1967 At 12:30 A.M. on the morning of April 29, 1967, a Beechcraft 23, (Reg. No. N8728M) with four people aboard took off from Taunton Airport in Taunton, Massachusetts, bound for Martha's Vineyard. They arrived safely at Martha's Vineyard. Later in the day they left
- [Woodstock, Ct. - July 6, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodstock-ct-july-6-1967-2/) - Woodstock, Connecticut - July 6, 1967 At about 1 p.m. on July 6, 1967, a small aircraft with four people aboard crashed on takeoff from the Woodstock Airport. The plane crashed into a tree about 1,000 feet from the end of the runway and even though the fuel tanks were full there was
- [Scituate, MA. - August 27, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/scituate-ma-august-27-1967/) - Scituate, MA. - August, 27, 1967
- [Passamadumkeag Mountain, ME. - December 10, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/passamadumkeag-mountain-me-december-10-1969/) - Passamadumkeag Mountain, Maine - December 10, 1969 On December 13, 1969, a Piper Aztec (N5090Y) with three men aboard took off from Old Town, Maine, bound for Portland, Maine. While in route the aircraft encountered heavy fog and crashed into the southeast side of Passamadumkeag Mountain killing all aboard. Sources:
- [Haystack Mountain, VT. - September 27, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/haystack-mountain-vt-september-27-1965/) - Haystack Mountain, Wilmington, Vermont September 27, 1965 On September 27, 1965, a husband and wife took off from Rochester, New Hampshire, in a rented Cessna, bound for Hartford, Connecticut. While in route the plane disappeared. On July 4, 1967, the wreckage of the missing plane was spotted from the air by
- [Greenville, ME. - August 5, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenville-me-august-5-1969/) - Greenville, Maine - August 5, 1969 On August 5, 1969, a small amphibian plane with three people aboard crashed near the west branch of the Penobscot River as it was circling to land. The crash was in a remote area north of Moosehead Lake. A 40-year old woman was killed, and the other
- [Yarmouth, MA. - August 3, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/yarmouth-ma-august-3-1967/) - Yarmouth, Massachusetts - August 3, 1967 In the early morning hours of August 3, 1967, a small plane with two people aboard crashed and burned in a wooded area about .2 of a mile from Route 28, and about two miles from the Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis. A 19-year-old witness who worked
- [North Providence, R. I. - June 30, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-providence-r-i-june-30-1946/) - North Providence, Rhode Island - June 30, 1946 On the afternoon of June 30, 1946, a lone pilot took off from the Smithfield Airport and flew towards North Providence, where the plane developed engine trouble and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. The plane came down on the Wilcox Farm
- [Middleboro, MA. - September 19, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/middleboro-ma-september-19-1935/) - Middleboro, Massachusetts - September 19, 1935 On the evening of September 19, 1935, a 27-year-old man took off from the Smithfield, Rhode Island, Airport in an open biplane for a round trip flight to Boston. The flight was to be a quick "joy ride". On the way back from Boston darkness began closing
- [Smithfield, R. I. - May 30, 1937](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-may-30-1937/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - May 30,1 937 On May 30, 1937, a bi-plane with a lone pilot aboard was taking off from the Smithfield Airport when according to witnesses "something went wrong with the landing gear" as the plane left the ground. As the plane climbed higher it was seen to "falter" and
- [Smithfield, R. I. - March 27, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-march-27-1938/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - March 27, 1938 On Shortly before 5 p.m. on March 27, 1938, a four-seat Waco cabin plane with four men aboard was attempting to take off from the Smithfield Airport. The plane had gained an altitude of only ten feet when the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. As
- [Smithfield, R. I. - May 28, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-may-28-1934/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - May 28, 1934 On the morning of May 28, 1934, Herman Dolbeck, 40, of Woonsocket, arrived at the Smithfield Airport in his Eaglet monoplane to give flying lessons to 19-year-old Ralph Wilkins of North Smithfield. Wilkins had recently purchased an airplane of his own, a World War I vintage
- [Smithfield, R. I. - January 11, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-january-11-1946/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - January 11, 1946 On January 11, 1946, a four-passenger plane belonging to a Providence man crashed while landing at the Smithfield Airport. (This airport was once located where Bryant University is located today.) The pilot was alone in the plane when the left wing clipped a tree
- [Smithfield, R. I. - January 9, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-january-9-1942/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - January 9, 1942 On January 9, 1942, two young men took off from the Smithfield Airport in a four-passenger Stinson cabin monoplane for a routine flight about the area. The plane belonged to the Nelson Aircraft School based at the airport. (This airport was located where Bryant University is
- [Cumberland, Rhode Island, WWII Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cumberland-rhode-island-wwii-memorial/) - Cumberland, Rhode Island, WW II Memorial Click on images to enlarge. This memorial honors Cumberland resident Aviation Machinist Mate 2/C Stanley Z. Kochanek, 23, who perished in a plane crash at sea on April 6, 1944, while in route from Puerto Rico to the United States. The memorial is located at
- [Arlington, VT. - February 11, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/arlington-vt-february-11-1967/) - Arlington, Vermont - February 11, 1967 On February 11, 1967, four Canadian men boarded a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and took off from Canada bound for Boston to attend a National Hockey League game. While in-route the plane encountered severe weather and the tail section separated from the fuselage causing the plane to crash
- [Danvers, MA. - December 9, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/danvers-ma-december-9-1967/) - Danvers, Massachusetts - December 9, 1967 On December 9, 1967, a student pilot and his instructor were flying near the Beverly Airport when the engine suddenly stopped and couldn't be restarted. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at the airport but didn't make it. The plane clipped the top of a
- [Block Island Sound - May 19, 1967](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-sound-may-19-1967/) - Block Island Sound - May 19, 1967 At 2:36 p.m. on the afternoon of May 19, 1967, a Navy S-2E Tracker aircraft, (Bu. No. 152353), took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station for a routine training flight. At about 3:00 p.m. the aircraft was seen to crash into the sea
- [Rockland, MA. - December 6, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rockland-ma-december-6-1969/) - Rockland, MA. - December 6, 1969
- [New England Plane Crashes That Never Happened](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-england-plane-crashes-that-never-happened/) - New England Plane Crashes That Never Happened
- [Mt. Greylock, MA. - January 23, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-greylock-ma-january-23-1953/) - Mt. Greylock, Massachusetts - January 23, 1953 On January 23, 1953, a lone pilot from Bristol, Connecticut, was piloting a small plane when he crashed into Mount Greylock after encountering heavy fog. He survived the crash but had broken his back in two places and was suffering from other injuries. After extricating himself
- [Falmouth, MA. - August 5, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/falmouth-ma-august-6-1964/) - Falmouth, Massachusetts - August 5, 1964 At 12:45 A.M. on the morning of August 5, 1964, a twin-engine Piper Aztec with two men aboard left Boston bound for Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard. The pilot was a 38-year-old man from Medfield, Massachusetts, and the passenger was a 21-year-old man from Chappaquiddick, an island
- [Warwick, R. I. - January 3, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-january-3-1964/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - January 3, 1964 On January 3, 1964, a lone student pilot was making a landing in a single-engine airplane at Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick when the nose wheel collapsed causing the plane to nose over and skid to a stop. The pilot was not injured. Source:
- [Wiscasset, ME. - October 11, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wiscasset-me-october-11-1964/) - Wiscasset, Maine - October 11, 1964 On October 11, 1964, a single-engine private airplane with two men aboard crashed in a wooded area near the Wiscasset Airport. Both men were injured, one critically. No further details are known. Source: Providence Journal, "Pilot Injured Critically In Maine Plane Crash",
- [Martha's Vineyard, MA. - July 2, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marthas-vineyard-ma-july-2-1963/) - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - July 2, 1963 On the night of July 2, 1963, a 42-year-old Plymouth, Massachusetts, man was killed when his private plane crashed on takeoff from Martha's Vineyard Airport. No further details are known. Source: Providence Journal, "Plane Crash Kills Plymouth, Flier", July 3, 1963, Pg.
- [Worcester, MA. - December 7, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-ma-december-7-1965/) - Worcester, Massachusetts - December 7, 1965 On December 7, 1965, a 21-year-old student pilot was making a landing approach at the Worcester Airport when the Piper Cherokee 140 he was piloting crashed in a wooded area short of the runway. The plane suffered an estimated $5,000 in damage, but the student received minor
- [Machias, ME. - August 28, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/machias-me-august-28-1964/) - Machias, Maine - August 28, 1964 On August 28, 1964, a small plane owned by the Atlantic Aviation Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, crashed in a wooded area of Machias, Maine. There were two men aboard at the time, neither was injured, but the plane was damaged. No further details are known.
- [Monroe, CT. - August 25, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/monroe-ct-august-25-1965/) - Monroe, Connecticut - August 25, 1965 On August 25, 1965, a small plane with a pilot and four passengers crashed on take-off at Monroe Airport. There were no serious injuries but the plane was reportedly damaged beyond repair. Source: Providence Journal, "Plane Crash In Conn.", August 26, 1965,
- [Montague, MA. - August 11, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/montague-ma-august-11-1965/) - Montague, Massachusetts - August 11, 1965 On August 11, 1965, two men were aboard a single-engine Beech T-34 airplane making practice landings and take-offs from the Turners Fall Airport in Montague. The plane belonged to the Westover Aero Club of Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The pilot was a student taking
- [Mashpee, MA. - August 15, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mashpee-ma-august-15-1965/) - Mashpee, Massachusetts - August 15, 1965 On August 15, 1965, two adults and a child were flying in a single-engine airplane over the Mashpee area when they encountered thick fog. According to witnesses, the plane was seen flying back and forth at an altitude of about 75 feet over the New Seabury golf
- [Lenox, MA. - August 6, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lenox-ma-august-6-1965/) - Lenox, Massachusetts - August 6, 1965 On August 6, 1965, a lone 41-year-old pilot was flying a single-engine plane over the Lenox area when he was forced to make an emergency landing. According to witnesses, the plane appeared to be making a safe landing when it suddenly dipped and crashed into a small
- [Mendon, VT. - September 20, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mendon-vt-september-20-1965/) - Mendon, Vermont - September 20, 1965 On the morning of September 20, 1965, four educators took off in a single-engine four-seat airplane from Bennington Airport for a 125 mile flight to Montpelier. While in route, they encountered thick fog and crashed into the side of Mendon Mountain in Mendon. All aboard perished.
- [Newport, N. H. - July 15, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newport-n-h-july-15-1963/) - Newport, New Hampshire - July 15, 1963 On July 15, 1963, a lone 45-year-old man was piloting a small aircraft over the Newport area. He owned a summer cottage on Lake Sunapee and had some friends staying with him. Shortly before 6 p.m. he "buzzed" the cottage, which was a pre-arranged signal for
- [Weare, N.H. - June 13, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/weare-n-h-june-13-1965/) - Weare, New Hampshire - June 13, 1965 On June 13, 1965, two men and a 13-year-old youth took off from Keene, New Hamshire, in a Piper Cruiser, bound for York Beach, Maine. (The youth was the son of the pilot.) During the flight they encountered severe weather and crashed in a wooded area
- [Warwick, R. I. - May 18, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-may-18-1964/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - May 18, 1964 On the evening of May 18, 1964, a student pilot in a single-engine plane was on a solo flight. As he was approaching to land he crashed on a grassy hill area behind the state highway garage on Lincoln Avenue. The plane flipped onto its back
- [Bath, ME. - May 20, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bath-me-may-20-1963/) - Bath, Maine - May 20, 1963 On the night of May 20, 1963, a family of three was aboard a small airplane heading from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Portland, Maine, when they encountered a severe thunderstorm over the Bath area. (Wind speeds were reported to be 66 miles-per-hour.) The plane
- [Hingham, MA. - December 15, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hingham-ma-december-15-1963/) - Hingham, Massachusetts - December 16, 1963 At 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 1963, a twin-engine navy S-2 Tracker aircraft with two men aboard took off from the South Weymouth Naval Air station for a routine training flight. At about 10:40 a.m. the pilot radioed that the aircraft was loosing power. As
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 13, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-13-1963/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 13, 1963 At 9:45 a.m. a flight of two Air Force F-101 fighter jets took off from the Suffolk County Air Force Base on Long Island, New York, for an intercept-training mission over the ocean. About fifteen minutes later one of the aircraft, (Ser. No. 56-0327), developed
- [Atlantic Ocean - September 18, 1962](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-september-18-1962/) - Atlantic Ocean - September 18, 1962 On September 18, 1962, a flight of four F- 101 Air Force fighter jets took off from the Suffolk County Air Force Base on Long Island, New York, for a routine training flight over the ocean. The flight leader was Colonel Roy E. Ferguson, 45, of
- [Suffield, CT. - September 6, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/suffield-ct-september-6-1964/) - Suffield, Connecticut - September 6, 1964 On September 6, 1964, a husband and wife from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, took off from Agawam, Massachusetts, bound for Provincetown, Massachusetts, in their newly-purchased 1950 four-seat Avion airplane. According to a witness, as the plane was passing over the town of Suffield, it was flying very
- [Pease Air Force Base - November 5, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pease-air-force-base-november-5-1964/) - Pease Air Force Base - November 5, 1964 Portsmouth, New Hampshire On November 5, 1964, five U.S. Air Force KC-97 tanker planes were scheduled to take off from Pease Air Force Base as part of an airborne refueling training mission. The first three took off successfully, however the forth aircraft crashed and exploded on take
- [Tewksbury, MA. - June 8, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tewksbury-ma-june-8-1963/) - Tewksbury, Massachusetts - June 8, 1963 On June 8, 1963, a small plane with three men aboard was landing at Tew-Mac Airport when the landing gear collapsed upon touchdown. The plane skidded to a stop and none aboard were injured. Source: Providence Sunday Journal, "3 Safe In Plane Crash",
- [Fall River, MA. - October 31, 1962](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/fall-river-ma-october-31-1962/) - Fall River, Massachusetts - October 31, 1962 At about 10:30 p.m. on the night of October 31, 1962, a 32-year-old student pilot was practicing take-offs and landings at Fall River Municipal Airport. Aboard the plane with the pilot were his wife and two young daughters. Conditions were foggy at the time,
- [Windsor Locks, CT. - August 15, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windsor-locks-ct-august-15-1954/) - Windsor Locks, Connecticut - August 15, 1954 On August 15, 1954, a Rhode Island National Guard F-84 Thunderjet, (Ser. No. 48-713), took off from Bradley Field in Windsor Locks. Just after take-off the aircraft apparently lost power and crashed in an open field about two miles from the runway. The lone
- [North Adams, MA. - August 29, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-adams-ma-august-29-1956/) - North Adams, Massachusetts - August 29, 1956 On August 29, 1956, a U. S. Air Force fighter jet made an emergency crash-landing at Hirriman Airport in North Adams. Damaged to the aircraft was described as "considerable", but the pilot was not injured. No further details are known. Source:
- [Burlington, VT. - December 21, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/burlington-vt-december-21-1955/) - Burlington, Vermont - December 21, 1955 On December 21, 1955, an Air Force Lockheed T-33 trainer jet, (Ser. No. 52-9613), with two men aboard, was flying over the Burlington area when the engine failed. They opted to remain with the jet to steer it away from a populated area. The plane
- [Narragansett Bay - July 24, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-july-24-1957/) - Narragansett Bay - July 24, 1957 On July 24, 1957, a navy fighter jet was on a routine training flight over southern Rhode Island when the engine flamed out forcing an emergency landing in Narragansett Bay off Brenton Reef. The two man crew escaped without injury and were rescued ten minutes
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - June 13, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-june-13-1955/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - June 13, 1955 On the morning of June 13, 1955, a navy F9F-6 Panther fighter jet, (Bu. No. 130803), was taking off from the Quonset Point Naval Air station when the plane suddenly lost power and crashed into Narragansett Bay at the end of the runway.
- [Block Island Sound - August 14, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-sound-august-14-1961/) - Block Island Sound - August 14, 1961 On August 14, 1961, a Piper Apache with four men aboard took off from Block Island Airport and flew out over Block Island Sound. All four men were civilian engineers contracted by the navy to test secret calibrating equipment to be used on nuclear submarines. The
- [Narragansett Bay - October 11, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-october-11-1942/) - Narragansett Bay - October 11, 1942
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - February 9, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-february-9-1961/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - February 9, 1961 On February 9, 1961, two navy S2F Tracker aircraft were in the process of breaking formation to enter a landing pattern at 1,000 feet above the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when they were involved in a mid-air collision. One of the planes
- [Quonset Point, R.I. - May 1, 1962](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-may-1-1962/) - Quonset Point, R. I. - May 1, 1962
- [Nantucket, MA. - July 28, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nantucket-ma-july-28-1961/) - Nantucket, Massachusetts - July 28, 1961 On the morning of July 28, 1961, four people took off from Laconia, New Hampshire, in a small airplane bound for Nantucket. Those aboard included a husband and wife in their 20s, a 27-year-old pilot, and a 19-year-old female passenger. After spending the day on Nantucket, they
- [Orange, MA. - June 21, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/orange-ma-june-21-1927/) - Orange, Massachusetts - June 21, 1927 On June 21, 1927, a man and woman took off in a small airplane from the Buttonwoods Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, and flew to Orange, Massachusetts. As the plane was taking off for its return trip to Rhode Island the wheels struck a rut and the
- [Quonset Point, R.I. - May 9, 1926](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-may-9-1926/) - Quonset Point, Rhode Island - May 9, 1926 On Sunday, May 9, 1926, two men took off from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in a bi-plane, and flew to the Quonset Point section of North Kingstown. As they flew over the campgrounds at Quonset in preparation of landing, the plane suddenly went into a nose
- [Albion, ME. - October 18, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/albion-me-october-18-1961/) - Albion, Maine - October 18, 1961 On October 18, 1961, two men took off in a small airplane from Norwood, Massachusetts, bound for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. While in route the plane's carburetor iced up and the engine failed while they were at an altitude of 7,000 feet. The plane crashed in the town
- [Nantucket, MA. - September 4, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nantucket-ma-september-4-1961/) - Nantucket, Massachusetts - September 4, 1961 On the evening of September 4, 1961, a husband and wife took off in a small airplane from the Nantucket Airport in foggy weather and disappeared. The wreckage of their aircraft was found the following day in a wooded area of Nantucket. There were no witnesses. The
- [South Portland, ME. - August 14, 1926](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-portland-me-august-14-1926/) - South Portland, Maine - August 14, 1926 On August 14, 1926, a man and his wife were flying over the Portland area when they encountered severe weather. As they were attempting to make an emergency landing the plane crashed in the Ligonia section of South Portland. The couple suffered severe injuries and were
- [Ayer, MA. - February 5, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ayer-ma-february-7-1960/) - Ayer, Massachusetts - February 5, 1960 At 9 a.m. on the morning of February 5, 1960, two college students belonging to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Flight Club, took off from Bedford, Massachusetts, in a single-engine aircraft for a "practice simulated emergency flight". About a half hour into the flight the plane developed
- [Longmeadow, MA - October 1, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/longmeadow-ma-october-1-1927/) - Longmeadow, Massachusetts - October 1, 1927 On October 1, 1927, a plane carrying two men, took off from Dunn Field, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts for an instructional flight. One of the men was an experienced pilot with the 43rd Aero Squadron of the Connecticut National Guard, and the other was a student pilot.
- [Madison, CT. - December 15. 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/madison-ct-december-15-1957/) - Madison, Connecticut - December 15, 1957 On December 15, 1957, a husband and wife took off in a Cessna airplane from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to visit relatives in Connecticut to deliver Christmas presents. On the return trip, the plane was running low on fuel so the husband attempted to switch to a reserve
- [Berkley, MA. - February, 16, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/berkley-ma-february-16-1957/) - Berkley, Massachusetts - February 16, 1957 On February 16, 1957, a 28-year-old pilot was taking off at Myricks Airport in Berkley when his engine failed while he was at an altitude of 100 feet. His plane crashed at the side of the runway and he was criticaly injured. Source:
- [Groton, CT. - April 18, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/groton-ct-april-18-1960/) - Groton, Connecticut - April 18, 1960 On April 18, 1960, three navy sailors assigned to the Groton Subbase, were in the process of taking off from Trumbull Field in Groton in a private Cessna 140 when the plane went down in the Poquonnock River at the end of the runway. One man was
- [Berlin, MA. - February 3, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/berlin-ma-february-3-1960/) - Berlin, Massachusetts - February 3, 1960 On February 3, 1960, two small aircraft took off together from Norwood, Massachusetts, bound for Agawam, Massachusetts. Each plane had two young men aboard. While in route one of the aircraft was seen to crash in a field in Berlin. The second aircraft circled and made a
- [Waterford, CT - February 11, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waterford-ct-february-11-1960/) - Waterford, CT - February 11, 1960
- [East Haven, CT. - July 13, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-haven-ct-july-13-1960/) - East Haven, Connecticut - July 13, 1960 On July 13, 1960, a lone pilot was returning to land at the New Haven Airport when the plane suddenly lost all oil pressure. The pilot was forced to cut the engine and made an emergency crash-landing in a marshy area off Frontage Road in East
- [Westbrook, ME. - May 8, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westbrook-me-may-8-1960/) - Westbrook, Maine - May 8, 1960 On May 8, 1960, two men were aboard a single-engine airplane over the Westbrook area when they were forced to make an emergency landing in a pasture in thick fog. As the plane came down, it barely missed utility wires stretching across the area by going under
- [Greenwich, CT. - May 31, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenwich-ct-may-31-1960/) - Greenwich, Connecticut - May 31, 1960 On May 31, 1960, a 36-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were killed when their small airplane crashed into a thickly wooded area of Greenwich and exploded. The plane had been flying in low overcast conditions at the time. Source: Evening Bulletin, "Plane
- [Cranston, R. I. - February 19, 1973](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cranston-r-i-february-19-1973/) - Cranston, Rhode Island - February 19, 1973 On the evening of February 19, 1973, a 24-year-old pilot was operating a helicopter that was approaching T. F. Green Airport in Warwick, R. I., when his radio stopped working. Knowing that he couldn't proceed without clearance from the control tower, he decided to set down
- [Crawford Notch, N. H. - July 9, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/crawford-notch-n-h-july-9-1960/) - Crawford Notch, New Hampshire - July 9, 1960 On July 9, 1960, a four-seat Cessna airplane was flying over Route 302 in Crawford Notch when it developed engine trouble. As the pilot tried to gain altitude a wingtip struck a tree and the plane crashed into a rocky gorge at the foot of
- [Brownington, VT. - July 31, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brownington-vt-july-31-1957/) - Brownington, Vermont - July 31, 1957 On July 31, 1957, four businessmen from Newport, Vermont, boarded a small plane for a trip from Newport to Burlington. While in route the plane developed engine trouble. According to a witness, the plane was passing over a private farm when it went into a nose dive
- [Allagash, ME. - July 28, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/allagash-me-july-28-1957/) - Allagash, Maine - July 28, 1957 No details are known of this accident. On July 28, 1957, three people were killed when the small plane they were flying in crashed on its landing approach to a small airfield in Allagash. The dead included a 37-year-old pilot and a husband and wife.
- [Old Town, ME. - June 29, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/old-town-me-june-29-1955/) - Old Town, Maine - June 29, 1955 On June 29, 1955, two men were killed when their twin-engine airplane crashed on its landing approach to Old Town Airport. No further details are known. Source: Evening Bulletin, (RI), "2 Killed In Maine Plane Crash", June 30, 1955, pg. 32.
- [Pittsburg, N. H. - November 7, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pittsburg-n-h-november-7-1955/) - Pittsburg, New Hampshire - November 7, 1955 On November 7, 1955, two New Hampshire Fish & Game wardens were flying in a Cessna 140 on a "fish planting" mission when the plane crashed in a remote wooded area. A search and rescue operation was initialized which included aircraft from Westover Air Force Base
- [South Newfane, VT. - September 18, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-newfane-vt-september-18-1955/) - South Newfane, Vermont - September 18, 1955 There is little information about this accident. On September 18, 1955, a 26-year-old pilot was injured when his single-engine airplane crashed in a wooded section of South Newfane. Source: Evening Bulletin, (RI), "Hurt In Plane Crash", September 19, 1955, pg. 38.
- [Worcester, MA. - September 20, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-ma-september-20-1957/) - Worcester, Massachusetts - September 20, 1957 On September 20, 1957, a small airplane with two men aboard was approaching to land at the Worcester Airport when it crashed in a heavily wooded area 1,200 feet from the end of the runway. Both men survived the crash and reportedly lay near the wreckage for
- [Narragansett, R. I. - March 20, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-r-i-march-20-1955/) - Narragansett, Rhode Island - March 20, 1955 On March 20, 1955, two men took off in a Taylorcraft airplane from a private landing field at Canonchet Farm in Narragansett. Shortly after becoming airborne the plane crashed nearby in a thick brushy area. Neither man was injured, and the plane suffered minor damage.
- [Turner, ME. - September 14, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/turner-me-september-14-1957/) - Turner, Maine - September 14, 1957 On September 14, 1957, a small pontoon airplane with three people aboard crashed while attempting to land on the Androscoggin River. The plane flipped upside down trapping a father and daughter inside, who both drowned. A third person aboard, a 21-year-old man, managed to escape the
- [Sunderland, MA. - September 2, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/sunderland-ma-september-2-1957/) - Sunderland, Massachusetts - September 2, 1957 On September 2, 1957, a 24-year-old pilot rented a two-seater aircraft at Atwood Airport in Northampton, Massachusetts, and took off alone. Police believe he landed at a second airport and picked up two male passengers. After taking off again the plane crashed in an onion field in
- [Charlestown, R. I. - December 27, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-december-27-1957/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - December 27, 1957 On the morning of December 27, 1957, a U.S. Navy AD-5W Skyraider aircraft with a crew of three aboard was flying over Block Island Sound heading towards the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Airfield, when the engine began trailing smoke. The plane went down in
- [Rural Vermont - October 2, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rural-vermont-october-2-1957/) - Rural Vermont October 2, 1957 On the morning of October 2, 1957, a U. S. Army De Havilland Canada, L-20, Beaver, (Ser. No. 56-4398), with four officers aboard, took off from Governor's Island, New York, bound for Burlington, Vermont. During the trip the aircraft encountered bad weather and crashed into a
- [Mt. Greylock, MA. - October 9, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-greylock-ma-october-9-1957/) - Mt. Greylock, Massachusetts - October 9, 1957 On October 2, 1957, a military plane with four men aboard went missing while in-route from New York to Burlington, Vermont , and a large search and rescue operation was initiated. (The search lasted ten days.) One of the aircraft taking part in the search was
- [North Kingstown, R. I. - June 10, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-june-10-1955/) - North Kingstown, Rhode Island - June 10, 1955 On June 10, 1955, two men, one a navy officer and the other a civilian, took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air station in a twin-engine Douglas F3D-2 Skynight, (Bu. No. 125866), for the purpose of a test flight after an engine overhaul.
- [Charlestown, R. I. - October 12, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-october-12-1955/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - October 12, 1955 On October 12, 1955, a navy S2 Tracker aircraft, (Ser. No. 133309), attached to an anti-submarine squadron, was making practice landings and take offs at the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field. As the plane approached the runway for a landing it crash-landed on a sandbar in Ninigret
- [North Kingstown, R. I. - June 23, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-june-23-1955/) - North Kingstown, Rhode Island - June 23, 1955 Just after midnight on the morning of June 23, 1955, a U. S. Air Force T-33A training jet, (Ser. No. 52-9601A), with two men aboard, crashed on Slocum Hill Road in the town of North Kingstown. Both crewmen aboard were killed. The cause
- [Charlestown, R. I. - April 12, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-april-12-1957/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - April 12, 1957 On April 12, 1957, Ensign Lawrence J. Kubesh was making night-time practice landings and take offs in a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider at the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field. As he was making an landing approach his aircraft crashed and he was killed.
- [Laconia, N. H. - August 27, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/laconia-n-h-august-27-1956/) - Laconia, New Hampshire - August 27, 1956 On August 27, 1956, a lone pilot was making a landing approach at the Laconia Airport when his light plane crashed from an altitude of 70 feet. Witnesses said the plane was not operating at full power. The pilot received serious injuries in the accident and
- [Hyannis, MA. - August 25, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hyannis-ma-august-25-1956/) - Hyannis, Massachusetts - August 25, 1956 On August 25, 1956, a Cessna 170A with four people aboard was approaching Hyannis Airport for a landing. At the same time, a Tri-Pacer aircraft with a lone pilot aboard was also approaching to land. At some point the two aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision.
- [Block Island, R. I. - July 8, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-r-i-july-8-1956-2/) - Block Island, Rhode Island - July 8, 1956 Shortly after 10:00 a.m. on the morning of July 8, 1956, three men took off from the Block Island Airport in a Piper Super Cruiser bound for Windham, Connecticut. As the plane approached the Old Harbor area it encountered a thick fog bank dropping visibility
- [Winterport, ME. - April 4, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/winterport-me-april-4-1965/) - Winterport, Maine - April 4, 1965 On April 4, 1965, a 39-year-old pilot took off from the Winterport Airport in a single-engine Fairchild airplane. Shortly afterwards the plane stalled and crashed in a wooded area near Route 69. The pilot was not injured. Source: Providence Journal, "Maine Man Escapes
- [Stonington, CT. - January 2, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stonington-ct-january-2-1956/) - Stonington, Connecticut - January 2, 1956 On January 2, 1956, a 35-year-old pilot rented a single-engine Luscombe airplane at the Groton Airport and flew it to North Central Airport in Smithfield, Rhode Island, with his wife and daughter aboard. From there he intended to fly to Newport, but changed his mind when he
- [Concord, MA. - January 30, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/concord-ma-january-30-1954/) - Concord, Massachusetts - January 30, 1954 On January 30, 1954, a 32-year-old Norwood, Mass. man was piloting a small airplane over the Concord area when he encountered a snow squall and crashed near the Assabet River. He perished from his injuries. Source: Providence Sunday Journal, "Killed In
- [Greenwich Bay, R. I. - May 20, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenwich-bay-r-i-may-20-1956/) - Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island - May 20, 1956 On the afternoon of May 20, 1956, two men were flying over the Greenwich Bay area in a small Ercoupe airplane when they allegedly decided to "buzz" pleasure boats. While doing so, the aircraft crashed into the water about 1,000 yards south of Warwick Light
- [Berlin, N.H. - December 17, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/berlin-n-h-december-17-1956/) - Berlin, New Hampshire - December 17, 1956 On December 17, 1956, a small airplane was landing at the Berlin Municipal Airport when it crashed into a snow bank. There were two men aboard, neither was injured. Source: Evening Bulletin, (RI), "2 Unhurt In Plane Crash", December 18, 1956, pg.
- [Coventry, R. I. - January 9, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/coventry-r-i-january-9-1955/) - Coventry, Rhode Island - January 9, 1955 On January 9, 1955, a 35-year-old pilot was flying a small airplane over the Coventry area when the engine failed. He attempted an emergency landing at the Coventry Air Park but was unable to reach it. The plane came down striking a power line and a
- [Charlestown, R. I. - February 21, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-february-21-1956/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - February 21, 1956 On February 21, 1956, Lt. (jg) Daniel M. Reddy, 28, was making practice take-offs and landings at the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Airfield in a Douglas Skyraider when the aircraft caught fire in flight. The pilot made an emergency landing but discovered that the canopy was jammed shut,
- [What Cheer Airport - Pawtucket, R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/what-cheer-airport-pawtucket-r-i/) - What Cheer Airport - Pawtucket, R.I.
- [Pawtucket, R. I. - December 5, 1920](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pawtucket-r-i-december-5-1920/) - Pawtucket, Rhode Island - December 5, 1920 On December 5, 1920, a lone pilot flew a Challenger bi-plane from Seekonk, Massachusetts, to What Cheer Airport in Pawtucket. Upon landing, he parked the aircraft but left the motor running as he climbed out of the cockpit. The unattended plane then suddenly took off on
- [Cumberland, R. I. - June 4, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cumberland-r-i-june-4-1950/) - Cumberland, Rhode Island - June 4, 1950 Shortly before noon on June 4, 1950, a single-engine Taylorcraft airplane with two men aboard crashed into a thickly wooded/swampy area of Cumberland. The plane did not catch fire, but the 19-year-old pilot and his 21-year-old passenger were severely injured. The pilot suffered a fractured skull,
- [Webster, MA. - June 3, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/webster-ma-june-3-1950/) - Webster, Massachusetts - June 3, 1950 At 12:20 a.m. on the morning of June 3, 1950, Lieutenant Commander Gregory T. McLean, (28), took off from Anacostia Field in Washington, D. C., bound for the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island. The aircraft was described in the newspapers as a "three-seater
- [Woonsocket, R. I. - September 24, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-r-i-september-24-1939-2/) - Woonsocket, Rhode Island - September 24, 1939 On September 24, 1939, a pilot pulled down the propeller of his airplane to start the engine. The engine came to life and the plane suddenly jumped its wheel chocks and began moving forward on its own with nobody at the controls. The pilot had to
- [Woonsocket Airport - R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-airport-r-i/) - Woonsocket Airport - R. I.
- [Woonsocket, R. I. - June 27, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-r-i-june-27-1930/) - Woonsocket, Rhode Island - June 27, 1930 On June 27, 1930, a young student pilot was taking off from the Woonsocket Airport. Just as he was leaving the ground the plane tilted forward and the propeller struck the runway causing a piece to break off. The plane then became airborne and rose into
- [Woonsocket, R. I. - August 30, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-r-i-august-30-1931/) - Woonsocket, Rhode Island - August 30, 1931 On August 30, 1931, a Worcester pilot was attempting to take off from the Woonsocket Airport when the plane was caught in a gust of wind and crashed into a parked car. There was minimal damage to the plane and a the car and the pilot
- [Woonsocket, R. I. - September 8, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-r-i-september-8-1940/) - Woonsocket, Rhode Island - September 8, 1940 On September 8, 1940, a lone 36-year-old pilot was attempting to take off in a small plane at the Woonsocket Airport. Just after becoming airborne the plane crashed in an adjoining cornfield, crumpling a wing and ripping apart the fuselage. The pilot received minor injuries. The
- [Bellingham, MA. - April 1, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bellingham-ma-april-1-1938/) - Bellingham, Massachusetts - April 1, 1938 On April 1, 1938, Bellingham's Chief of Police received a report that a glider aircraft had crashed into a tree on Franklin Road in the southern portion of town. Upon arriving at the scene, all he found were a few broken tree branches about 25 feet from
- [North Kingstown, R. I. - December 6, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-december-6-1956/) - North Kingstown, Rhode Island - December 6, 1956 On the afternoon of December 6, 1956, two navy F2H Banshee jet fighters took off from Oceana, Virginia, for a routine training flight to Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. As they approached Westover they encountered thick fog and low visibility, and were
- [Atlantic Ocean - June 5, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-june-5-1956/) - Atlantic Ocean - June 5, 1956 On the night of June 5, 1956, aircraft from Anti-Submarine Squadron 39 based at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, were taking part in training exercises with the aircraft carrier Antietam off the coast of Rhode Island. The squadron consisted of S2F Sentinel Tracker aircraft that were making
- [Winterport, ME. - September 26, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/winterport-me-september-26-1954/) - Winterport, Maine - September 26, 1954 On September 26, 1954, a 45-year-old pilot and a 16-year-old passenger were taking off from the Winterport Airport in a Piper airplane. Just after becoming airborne the plane was seen to fall and crash at the end of the runway. The pilot was killed, and the passenger
- [Shelton, CT. - September 17, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/shelton-ct-september-17-1954/) - Shelton, Connecticut - September 17, 1954 On September 17, 1954, a man and woman in a Luscombe single- engine aircraft, (Reg. N1929B), equipped with pontoons, landed on the Housatonic River and refueled the plane on the Seymour side of the river. After doing so, the plane took off again, and shortly after doing
- [Rehoboth, MA. - May 30, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rehoboth-ma-may-30-1954/) - Rehoboth, Massachusetts - May 30, 1954 On the afternoon of May 30, 1954, a father and his 11-year-old son were flying in a Piper Cub aircraft over the Rehoboth area. At one point the father attempted to land at a private airstrip at "Schobel's pasture". He aborted the first attempt, and was seen
- [New Haven, CT. - November 14, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-haven-ct-november-14-1954/) - New Haven, Connecticut - November 14, 1954 On the afternoon of November 14, 1954, two young men climbed into a Taylorcraft single-engine airplane, (Reg. No. N60305), without permission of the owner and started the engine. The men were 19 and 20 years old, and the 19-year-old held a student pilot's license. After starting
- [Lincoln, R. I. - October 3, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lincoln-r-i-october-3-1954/) - Lincoln, Rhode Island - October 3, 1954 At 4 P.M. on October 3, 1954, two men took off from Mansfield, Massachusetts, in a single engine airplane bound for the Berkley Airport in Cumberland, Rhode Island. As the airplane was over the Saylesville area of Lincoln, it encountered heavy fog. Dropping below the
- [Sterling, MA. - July 5, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/sterling-ma-july-5-1954/) - Sterling, Massachusetts - July 5, 1954 On July 5, 1954, a private four-seat airplane, with two couples aboard, crashed into a pine tree at the end of the runway just after becoming airborne from the Sterling Airport. Almost immediately the aircraft caught fire. One of the husbands was able to free himself and
- [Mt. Success, N.H. - November 30, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-success-n-h-november-30-1954/) - Mt. Success, N.H. - November 30, 1954
- [Boston, MA. - June 26, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-ma-june-26-1953/) - Boston, Massachusetts - June 26, 1953 On June 26, 1953, a cargo plane was landing at Boston's Logan Airport when the left wheel landing gear collapsed. The plane skidded to a stop and there were no injuries. Source: Providence Journal, "Safe In Crash Landing", June 27, 1953, pg. 13.
- [Norwood, MA. - August 15, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwood-ma-august-15-1954/) - Norwood, Massachusetts - August 15, 1954 On August 15, 1954, an instructor and student pilot were taking off from the Norwood Airport. When the plane reached an altitude of about 100 feet it suddenly fell to the ground. The student pilot was at the controls at the time of the accident. Both men
- [Bosotn, MA. - November 23, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-ma-november-23-1953/) - Boston, Massachusetts - November 23, 1953 On November 24, 1953, three men took off from Martha's Vineyard in a single-engine airplane bound for Boston's Logan Airport. The plane was being ferried to Boston for service. As the plane was approaching Logan it crashed into the water just short of the runway. Initially, all
- [Portland, ME. - February 23, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/portland-me-february-23-1953/) - Portland, Maine - February 23, 1953 On the morning of February 23, 1953, a light aircraft with four people aboard was making a landing approach at the Portland municipal Airport when it overshot the runway and went over a fifty foot embankment. The plane was badly damaged and all four persons aboard
- [Taunton, MA. - August 29, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/taunton-ma-august-29-1951/) - Taunton, Massachusetts - August 29, 1951 On August 29, 1951, two men rented a small airplane at the Taunton Airport and took off for a routine flight. At the end of their flight, the plane was returning to the airport. According to a flight instructor on the ground who witnessed what happened next,
- [Richmond Corner, ME. - June 2, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/richmond-corner-me-june-2-1953/) - Richmond Corner, Maine - June 2, 1953 Few details are known of this crash. On the late night of June 1, or the early morning hours of June 2, an unidentified plane crashed and burned in a wooded area about two miles south of Richmond Corner. The blast reportedly lit up the
- [Deer Mountain, ME. - July 11, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/deer-mountain-me-july-11-1944/) - Deer Mountain, Maine - July 11, 1944 On July 11, 1944, a B-17 "Flying Fortress", (Ser. No. 43-38023), with ten crewmen aboard left Kearney Army Air Field in Nebraska for a cross-country flight to Dow Army Air Field in Bangor, Maine. The purpose of the flight was to land in Maine before proceeding
- [Lake Champlain, VT. - June 26, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lake-champlain-vt-june-26-1952/) - Lake Champlain, Vermont - June 26, 1952 Shoreham, Vermont On June 26, 1952, a 39-year-old pilot from North Andover, Massachusetts, was killed when his light seaplane crashed while taking off from Lake Champlain just off the coast of Shoreham, Vermont. No further details are known. Source: Providence Journal, "Killed
- [Agawam, MA. - August 4, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/agawam-ma-august-4-1952/) - Agawam, Massachusetts - August 4, 1952 On August 4, 1952, a lone pilot took off from Bridgeport, Connecticut, in a four-seat aircraft bound for Turner's Falls, Massachusetts. While over the Massachusetts area he encountered deteriorating weather conditions and decided to make an unscheduled landing at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in Springfield, but
- [Salisbury, MA. - November 25, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/salisbury-ma-november-25-1951/) - Salisbury, Massachusetts - November 25, 1951 On November 25, 1951, tow men took off in a "light sports plane" for a sightseeing flight. While over the town of Salisbury the plane developed engine trouble and crash-landed in salt marsh. The men received non-life-threatening injuries, and the plane was wrecked beyond repair.
- [Narragansett, R. I. - May 4, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-r-i-may-4-1952/) - Narragansett, Rhode Island - May 4, 1952 On May 4, 1952, two men took off from the Smithfield Airport in a small airplane and flew to Block Island. The pilot had purchased the airplane about a year earlier. After visiting the island, the men took off to head back to Smithfield. Along the
- [Narragansett Bay - April 8, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-april-8-1951/) - Narragansett Bay - April 8, 1951 On the afternoon of April 8, 1951, an instructor and student pilot took off in a small airplane from Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick. While fling over the Bristol, R. I., area the engine lost power, and the pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field near
- [Coventry, R. I. - August 2, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/coventry-r-i-august-2-1951/) - Coventry, Rhode Island - August 2, 1951 On August 2, 1951, a lone pilot was taking off in a Piper Cub airplane from the Coventry Air Park. Just after becoming airborne the engine failed and the plane crash-landed tearing off the landing gear and damaging the propeller. The pilot was not injured.
- [Winsooki, VT. - November 11, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/winsooki-vt-november-11-1954/) - Winsooki, Vermont - November 11, 1954 On November 11, 1954, a flight of F-86 Sabre jets took off from the Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Burlington in response to an unidentified aircraft entering U.S. air space near the Canadian border. One of the aircraft, (Ser. No. 51-6131), was
- [Newton, MA. - November 28, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newton-ma-november-28-1954/) - Newton, Massachusetts - November 28, 1954 On November 28, 1954, a 28-year-old pilot was flying a small Civil Air Patrol airplane over the Newton area when the aircraft developed engine trouble. The pilot made an emergency crash-landing on a farm. The plane suffered minor damage and the pilot was not injured.
- [Newport, R. I. - February 19, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newport-r-i-february-19-1954/) - Newport, Rhode Island - February 19, 1954 On February 19, 1954, a navy SNJ-4 training plane, (Bu. No. 27521), took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air station with two men aboard. At some point the plane developed a mechanical problem and crashed and exploded into the water off Easton's Beach in
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - December 27, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-december-27-1951/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - December 27, 1951 On December 27, 1951, a aircraft mechanic was working on an F4U-4 Corsair, (Bu. No. 81882), which was parked outside. To the right of it, a short distance away, was another F4U-4 Corsair, (Bu. No. 96931). At one point the mechanic sat at
- [South Kingstown, R. I. - July 16, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-kingstown-r-i-july-16-1953/) - South Kingstown, Rhode Island - July 16, 1953 On July 16, 1953, a flight of four navy F4U Corsairs took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station for a routine training flight. The planes flew to Worden's Pond and engaged in what was described in the press as "target maneuvers".
- [Cape Cod Bay - November 4, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cape-cod-bay-november-4-1953/) - Cape Cod Bay - November, 4, 1953 On the evening of November 4, 1953, a navy AF-2W Guardian aircraft, (Bu. No. 130396), with three men aboard, took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island for a routine training flight. At about 7:00 P.M., while over Cape Cod
- [West Greenwich, R.I. - April 24, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/west-greenwich-r-i-april-24-1946/) - West Greenwich, R. I. - April 24, 1946
- [Granville, MA. - October 19, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/granville-ma-october-19-1954/) - Granville, Massachusetts - October 19, 1954 On October 19, 1954, a Massachusetts National Guard T-33 trainer jet with two men aboard took off from Barnes Field in Westfield, Massachusetts, for a routine training flight. After flying for about 15 minutes the plane developed engine trouble. The aircraft was over a populated area
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 1, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-1-1954/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 1, 1954 On December 1, 1954, navy fighter squadron VF-73, based at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, was making practice aircraft carrier landings aboard the U. S. S. Tarawa, which was operating 40 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. One pilot taking part in the exercise
- [Canton, MA. - November 16, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/canton-ma-november-16-1952/) - Canton, Massachusetts - November 16, 1952 On November 16, 1952, two naval reserve officers were flying a twin-engine trainer aircraft on a cross-country flight over Massachusetts when they encountered thick fog. While attempting to make a controlled approach to Boston's Logan Airport the plane ran out of gas. The cloud ceiling was only
- [Meriden, CT. - May 5, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/meriden-ct-may-5-1951/) - Meriden, Connecticut - May 5, 1951 On May 5, 1951, a small twin-engine dual-control airplane with an instructor and student pilot aboard took off from White Plains, New York, bound for Meriden Airport in Connecticut. As the plane was making its landing approach it struck some high tension power lines and crashed. The
- [Warwick, R. I. - September 17, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-september-17-1951/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - September 17, 1951 On September 17, 1951, a 35-year-old student pilot of a small airplane was in the process of landing at Warwick's Hillsgrove Airport when, according to the pilot, a National Guard aircraft "buzzed in" suddenly from overhead and its propeller wash pushed the smaller plane off the
- [Waterford, CT. - July 1, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waterford-ct-july-1-1950/) - Waterford, Connecticut - July 1, 1950 On July 1, 1950, the 25-year-old pilot of a Piper Cub found himself lost in fog while flying over the Waterford area. As he flew below the fog he made an emergency landing in a cornfield on the Harkness Estate. As he did so the plane nosed
- [Worcester, MA. - July 26, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-ma-july-26-1950/) - Worcester, Massachusetts - July 26, 1950 On July 26, 1950, a pilot was running low on fuel, and was making an emergency landing at Worcester Airport when the plane crash-landed and flipped onto its back. The pilot was not injured. Source: Evening Bulletin, (RI), "Woonsocket Flier Escapes Unhurt From
- [Block Island, R. I. - July 5, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-r-i-july-5-1950/) - Block Island, Rhode Island - July 5, 1950 On July 5, 1950, two men took off from the Block Island Airport in a Piper Cub airplane for a sightseeing trip around the island. According to witnesses, as the plane was returning to the airport, it made a turn in preparation of landing, and
- [Branford, CT. - July 12, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/branford-ct-july-12-1950/) - Branford, Connecticut - July 12, 1950 On July 11, 1950, a Navy twin-engine trainer aircraft with three officers on board took off from Virginia bound for the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island. While passing over Connecticut the plane's engines began to fail, and the commanding officer ordered a Lieutenant (Jg.)
- [Block Island, R. I. - July 15, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-r-i-july-15-1950/) - Block Island, Rhode Island - July 15, 1950 At 9:15 p.m. on July 15, 1950, a small plane with four men aboard overshot the runway at Block Island Airport while attempting to land. The plane broke through a wire fence and went over a steep embankment where it crashed at the bottom. Three
- [Norwood, MA.- November 9, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwood-ma-november-9-1950/) - Norwood, Massachusetts - November 9, 1950 A 7 p.m. on the night of November 9, 1950, a flight instructor attached to the Norwood Airport took off in a light airplane with two passengers aboard. When the plane failed to return a search was instituted. The following morning the wreckage was spotted from the
- [Narragansett Bay - September 17, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-september-17-1950/) - Narragansett Bay - September 17, 1950 On September 17, 1950, two men took off in a small aircraft from Taunton, Massachusetts, bound for Martha's Vineyard. Not long after reaching altitude, the controls of the aircraft stopped responding properly. The pilot discovered that he couldn't turn the plane to the left without it wanting
- [Providence Airport - Seekonk, MA](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-airport-seekonk-ma/) - Providence Airport - Seekonk, MA
- [Allen Airways, Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/allen-airways-rhode-island/)
- [Mineral Spring Airport, R. I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mineral-spring-airport-r-i/) - Mineral Spring Airport is one of Rhode Island's lost/forgotten airfields. It opened in the summer of 1945 and was in business until 1955. It was named for Mineral Spring Avenue which is the main thoroughfare through the town of North Providence. Despite being named Mineral Spring Airport, it was actually located on Angell
- [Tolland, CT. - March 22, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tolland-ct-march-22-1947/) - Tolland, Connecticut - March 22, 1947 On March 22, 1947, a 21-year-old pilot and his 18-year-old companion were in a small rented airplane passing over the Tolland area when they crashed in a small field. According to witnesses, the aircraft was circling a small field at an altitude of 500 feet when it
- [Wareham, MA. - March 16, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wareham-ma-march-16-1947/) - Wareham, Massachusetts - March 16, 1947 On March 16, 1947, a 32-year-old pilot was fatally injured when the small plane he was flying crashed into a cranberry bog in Wareham. He was taken from the wreckage in critical condition and died a short time later at Tobey Hospital. Source:
- [Huntington, MA. - May 21, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/huntington-ma-may-21-1948/) - Huntington, Massachusetts - May 21, 1948 On the night of May 21, 1948, a small plane with two men aboard crashed in a heavily wooded area of Huntington, Massachusetts. One man was killed in the accident. The survivor made his way out of the wilderness and reported the crash before collapsing into unconsciousness.
- [Westerly, R. I. - March 4, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-march-4-1950/) - Westerly, R. I. - March 4, 1950
- [Providence Air Transport Inc. - 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-air-transport-inc-1929/) - Click on image to enlarge. The Providence Airport was located in Seekonk, Massachusetts.
- [Pothier Field - 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pothier-field-1928/) - Click on image to enlarge. For more information about Pothier Field, click here.
- [Pothier/Buttonwoods Field - Warwick, Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pothier-buttonwoods-field-warwick-rhode-island/) - Potheir/Buttonwoods Field, Warwick, Rhode Island Pother Field, later known as Buttonwoods Airport, was located in the Buttonwoods section of Warwick, Rhode Island, on the shore of Greenwich Bay. Exactly when the airfield began operations is unclear, but based on newspaper articles it is known to have been in operation as early
- [Southern New England Flying Service](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/southern-new-england-flying-service/) - Southern New England Flying Service The Southern New England Flying Service Inc. was chartered on October 8, 1931, by Percy B. Berby, Joshua Crane, Jr., Raymond Morrison, and Boyd S. Howland. The service was based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was authorized to own, operate, lease, and control airports, as well
- [Rhode Island Airways - 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-airways-1928/) - Click on image to enlarge. Rhode Island Airways Inc. was established in 1928, and is believed to have remained active until 1960. It was based in Warwick, Rhode Island.
- [What Cheer Airport - 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/what-cheer-airport-1929/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [New England Air Tour - 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-england-air-tour-1930/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Mendon Airport, Mendon, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mendon-airport-mendon-massachusetts/) - It's unknown for certain when the Mendon Airport officially opened, but research indicates it was in operation as early as September of 1928. This info is based on a Woonsocket Call and Evening Reporter newspaper article dated September 17, 1928, that covered the story of the Blackstone Valley Fair being held in the
- [Hull, MA. - May 22, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hull-ma-may-22-1950/) - Hull, Massachusetts - May 22, 1950 On May 22, 1950, Midshipman Frank E. Specht was piloting an F8F-2 Bearcat fighter plane, (Bu. No. 122625), off the coast of Hull when the engine suddenly lost power and he was forced to make an emergency water landing. The plane came down off Point Allerton
- [Warwick, R. I. - March 22, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-march-22-1947/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - March 22, 1947 On March 22, 1947, two small aircraft collided in mid-air over the state airport in Warwick. One plane was taking off while the other was in the process of landing. The collision took place 25 feet in the air. Both pilots were students, and both were
- [Canaan, CT. - June 28, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/canaan-ct-june-28-1947/) - Canaan, Connecticut - June 28, 1947 On June 28, 1947, two men took off in a four-passenger plane from Canaan Airport. Shortly after take off the engine began to loose power, and the plane crashed into a one-story bungalow home where a mother and her three sons were having lunch. The plane smashed
- [Dartmouth, MA. - July 18, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dartmouth-ma-july-18-1947/) - Dartmouth, Massachusetts - July 18, 1947 On July 18, 1947, a pontoon-equipped Cub airplane with two men aboard was attempting to make a water landing in Padanaram Harbor in Dartmouth when the plane narrowly missed a bridge and then crashed into the water. One man was killed in the crash, the second died
- [Milford, CT. - August 4, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/milford-ct-august-4-1947/) - Milford, Connecticut - August 4, 1947 On August 4, 1947, two young men were flying in a small aircraft over the Milford area when their plane struck some high tension electrical wires carrying 110,000 volts. The was an immediate explosion and flash followed by the plane bursting into flames and crashing
- [Ipswich, MA. - July 20, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ipswich-ma-july-20-1947/) - Ipswich, Massachusetts - July 20, 1947 Updated March 22, 2026 On July 20, 1947, a newlywed couple rented a Piper Cub airplane in Revere, Massachusetts, for a sight-seeing flight. Approximately one hour later, while passing 500 feet above the north shore of Ipswich, the engine suddenly lost all power. The plane then dove
- [Greenville, ME. - August 23, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenville-me-august-23-1947/) - Greenville, Maine - August 23, 1947 On August 23, 1947, a seaplane belonging to the Moosehead Lake Flying Service with a pilot and three passengers aboard crashed into Moosehead Lake. Three of the men escaped with minor injuries, but the fourth, a 50-year-old man from Brunswick, Maine, drowned. Source:
- [Lincoln, R. I. - September 5, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lincoln-r-i-september-5-1947/) - Lincoln, Rhode Island - September 5, 1947 On September 5, 1947, a father and his son took off from Dunkirk, New York, in a mono-wing, single-engine, "Sky Ranger" airplane, bound for Hyannis, Massachusetts. They stopped to refuel in Albany before resuming their trip. Along the way the pilot became lost and spotted the
- [Warwick, R. I. - September 19, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-september-19-1947/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - September 19, 1947 On September 19, 1947, two men were in a small private airplane that was approaching the Warwick airport when the engine failed and the plane struck a tree and crashed on the Lockwood Farm on Sandy Lane. Both men were seriously injured. Source:
- [Ashland, ME. - October 30, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ashland-me-october-30-1947/) - Ashland, Maine - October 30, 1947 On October 30, 1947, a 25-year-old pilot was flying a pontoon-equipped Cub airplane over the town of Ashland. Witnesses later said he'd been doing so for about two hours before the aircraft came in low and struck a tree top causing it to crash and burn in
- [Cumberland, ME. - January 10, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cumberland-me-january-10-1948/) - Cumberland, Maine - January 10, 1948 On January 10, 1948, a lone 29-year-old pilot was flying a small airplane over the Cumberland area when he crashed into some thick woods. The plane came to rest in the upper branches of some trees, 3o feet from the ground, and the pilot was not injured.
- [Seymour, CT. - February 13, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/seymour-ct-february-13-1948/) - Seymour, Connecticut - February 13, 1948 On February 13, 1948, a 22-year-old pilot and his passenger were flying in a Army surplus BT-13, single-engine aircraft, over the Seymour area when they encountered heavy fog and crashed in a wooded area near the Oxford town line. The area where the crash occurred
- [Andover, MA. - April 18, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/andover-ma-april-18-1948/) - Andover, Massachusetts - April 18, 1948 On April 18, 1948, two men were flying 1,000 feet over the Andover area when their two-seat aircraft developed engine trouble. The pilot made a crash landing into a wooded area and although it was damaged, it didn't catch fire. Both men received minor injuries.
- [Sanford, ME. - February 29, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/sanford-me-february-29-1948/) - Sanford, Maine - February 29, 1948 (1948 was a leap year.) On February 29, 1948, one man was killed and another injured when their small plane crashed on a farm in the southern portion of town. No further details were given. Source: Providence Journal, March 1, 1948,
- [Ashburnham, MA. - May 10, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ashburnham-ma-may-10-1948/) - Ashburnham, Massachusetts - May 10, 1948 On May 10, 1948, a 31-year-old man was killed when the single-engine Fairchild airplane he was piloting crashed on the Da Costa farm in Ashburnham. The aircraft belonged to Wachusett Aviation Inc. The cause of the accident was not stated in the press. Source:
- [Barnes Airport, MA. - October 19, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/barnes-airport-ma-october-19-1952/) - Barnes Airport, MA. _ October 19, 1952
- [Atlantic Ocean - June 22, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-june-22-1948/) - Atlantic Ocean - June 22, 1948 On the morning of June 22, 1948, a radio-controlled navy fighter plane, (a drone.), took off from Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The drone was a converted Grumman Hellcat which had been pained red, and was to be controlled by a signal from another aircraft that
- [Swansea, MA. - July 31, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/swansea-ma-july-31-1948/) - Swansea, Massachusetts - July 31, 1948 On July 31, 1948, a 24-year-old pilot took off in a single-engine plane from the Providence Airport in Seekonk, Massachusetts, bound for Taunton, Massachusetts. According to a witness, as the plane was flying about 800 feet over Swansea, it went into a slow turn and spun into
- [Thompson, CT. - July 25, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/thompson-ct-july-25-1948/) - Thompson, Connecticut - July 25, 1948 On the night of July 25, 1948, a 23-year-old pilot and a female companion were in a small aircraft over the northeastern portion of Connecticut, and they were lost. Then the pilot spotted the lights of the Thompson Speedway in Thompson and made an emergency landing on
- [Skowhegan, ME. - July 18, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/skowhegan-me-july-18-1948/) - Skowhegan, Maine - July 18, 1948 On July 18, 1948, a small aircraft with a 27-year-old pilot and a 16-year-old passenger took off from the Newport Airport in Newport, Maine, bound for Skowhegan which is about 35 miles away. The pilot was a WWII navy veteran who'd learned to fly under the G.I.
- [Norwell, MA. - December 13, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwell-ma-december-13-1954/) - Norwell, Massachusetts - December 13, 1954 On the night of December 13, 1954, an Air Force F-94C Starfire jet fighter, (Ser. No. 51-5628), took off from Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts, for a routine flight. The pilot was Lieutenant Alfred M. Yahanda, (25), who was accompanied by a radar
- [Marlboro, MA. - May 16, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marlboro-ma-may-16-1948/) - Marlboro, Massachusetts - May 16, 1948 On May 16, 1948, a small airplane with two men aboard crashed on take off at the Marlboro Airport. The passenger received non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Marlboro Hospital for treatment. Source: Providence Journal, "Man Hurt In Plane Crash", May 17, 1948,
- [Nashua, N. H. - August 1, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nashua-n-h-august-1-1948/) - Nashua, New Hampshire - August 1, 1948 On August 1, 1948, a small two-seat aircraft with two men aboard crashed on take off from Boire Field in Nashua. Both men were injured and transported to Nashua Memorial Hospital for treatment. Source: Providence Journal, "2 Hurt In Plane Crash", August
- [Attleboro, MA. - September 22, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/attleboro-ma-september-22-1948/) - Attleboro, Massachusetts - September 22, 1948 On September 22, 1948, a 28-year-old pilot rented a small airplane at Wilkins Airport in North Attleboro and flew southward over the Attleboro area. The pilot was a WWII army veteran who'd learned to fly under the GI Bill and was in the process of obtaining his
- [Woburn, MA. - October 31, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woburn-ma-october-31-1948/) - Woburn, Massachusetts - October 31, 1948 On October 31, 1948, a 19-year-old pilot rented a small single-engine airplane at the Bedford Airport in Bedford, Massachusetts. While passing over Worburn, the plane suddenly lost a wing and crashed into a hillside killing the pilot. Source: Providence Journal, "Killed In
- [Barrington, R. I. - October 31, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/barrington-r-i-october-31-1948/) - Barrington, Rhode Island - October 31, 1948 On October 31, 1948, a 22-year-old pilot was flying over Narragansett Bay in a Fairchild PT-19 practicing for his commercial pilot license. At one point as he was changing the gasoline flow from one tank to another the engine stopped and he couldn't restart it. Looking
- [Little Sebago Lake - November 15, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/little-sebago-lake-november-15-1948/) - Little Sebago Lake, Gray, Maine - November 15, 1948 On November 15, 1948, two men perished when their small plane crashed and sank in Little Sebago Lake in the town of Gray. The crash was witnessed by the men's wives. The aircraft sank in 30 feet of water. Source:
- [Carroll, N. H. - November 21, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/carroll-n-h-november-21-1948/) - Carroll, New Hampshire - November 21, 1948 Cherry Mountain On November 21,1948, three Massachusetts businessmen took off in a small airplane from Whitefield after the conclusion of a hunting trip. About twenty minutes into the flight they encountered severe weather and crashed in a wooded area on Cherry Mountain in Carroll. All aboard
- [Gardner, MA. - October 17, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/gardner-ma-october-17-1948/) - Gardner, Massachusetts - October 17, 1948 On October 17, 1948, a single-engine plane was wrecked when it crashed into a stone wall in Gardner while making an emergency landing. The 26-year-old pilot and his 12-year-old passenger were critically injured and transported to Heywood Hospital. The pair had left Beverly Airport to attend a
- [Florida, MA. - December 12, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/florida-ma-december-12-1948/) - Florida, Massachusetts - December 12, 1948 On December 12, 1948, a lone 30-year-old pilot took off in a small plane from Boston bound for Harriman Airport in North Adams, Massachusetts. When he was within six miles of his destination he crashed in a field near the top of the Mohawk Trail in Florida.
- [Dixmont, ME. - January 15, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dixmont-me-january-15-1949/) - Dixmont, Maine - January 15, 1949 On January 15, 1949, two men were in a small airplane heading from Oakland, Maine, to Doan's Airport in South Brewer, Maine, when the engine failed. The plane spun into a hillside field in the East Dixmont section of Dixmont. The 31-year-old pilot was killed, but his
- [Hanover, MA. - January 16, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hanover-ma-january-16-1949/) - Hanover, Massachusetts - January 16, 1949 On January 16, 1949, a 38-year-old pilot was attempting to land a mono-wing aircraft at the East Coast Airway field in Hanover. Just as the plane had leveled off it was struck by a sudden wind gust causing it to crash. The plane, which belonged to the
- [Amesbury, MA. - January 30, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/amesbury-ma-january-30-1949/) - Amesbury, Massachusetts - January 30, 1949 On January 30, 1949, a lone 24-year-old pilot of a single engine Cessna airplane was flying over the Amesbury area when the engine suddenly lost all power. He made an emergency landing on the ice covering Lake Attitash. When the plane came to rest he jumped clear
- [Leicester, MA. - August 21, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/leicester-ma-august-21-1948/) - Leicester, Massachusetts - August 21, 1948 On Friday, August 20, 1948, seven military aircraft left Mitchell Field on Long Island, N. Y., bound for the Worcester Airport in Worcester, Massachusetts to take part in an airshow over the weekend. As one of the aircraft, (An F-61 "Black Widow"), neared Worcester Airport, the pilot,
- [Atlantic Ocean - January 29, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-january-29-1947/) - Atlantic Ocean - January 29, 1947 On January 29, 1947, Ensign E. B. Justice was taking part in a training exercise which involved making practice landings on the deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Leyte which was off the Rhode Island coast. He was a member of Squadron 7A based at the Quonset
- [Norfolk, MA. - March 26, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norfolk-ma-march-26-1949/) - Norfolk, Massachusetts - March 26, 1949 On March 26, 1949, a student pilot and his instructor were flying over the Norfolk area when the plane went into a spin and crashed into a field. Both men were trapped in the wreckage for thirty-five minutes before being rescued by firefighters. The student told rescue
- [North Kingstown, R. I. - August 21, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-august-21-1944-2/) - Jamestown, R. I. - August 21, 1944
- [Brockton, MA. - July 31, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brockton-ma-july-31-1949/) - Brockton, Massachusetts - July 31, 1949 On July 31, 1949, a 45-year-old pilot took off from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in a two-seater airplane bound for Brockton. As he was approaching the Brockton Airport the plane's engine stalled forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in a stump-littered field. The plane was badly
- [West Haven, CT. - August 14, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/west-haven-ct-august-14-1949/) - West Haven, Connecticut - August 14, 1949 On the afternoon of August 14, 1949, a young husband and wife were flying over the West Haven area when their plane crashed in a wooded area off Jones Hill Road. The husband died on the way to St. Raphael's Hospital, and his wife passed away
- [Douglas, MA. - August 27, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/douglas-ma-august-27-1939/) - Douglas, Massachusetts - August 27, 1939 On the evening of August 27, 1939, what was described as a "cabin plane" with two men aboard was forced to make an emergency landing in a field on a farm belonging to Mrs. Grace Caswell in South Douglas. The plane had left Grafton Airport for New
- [Hartford, CT. - June 3, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hartford-ct-june-3-1946/) - Hartford, Connecticut - June 3, 1946 On the night of June 3, 1946, two trainer aircraft with student pilots and instructors aboard, were attempting to land at Brainard Airport at the same time and collided with each other. One plane fell in the parking lot of the Connecticut National Guard hangar damaging three
- [Northborough, MA. - April 15, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northborough-ma-april-15-1943/) - Northborough, MA. - April 15, 1943
- [Houlton, ME. - March 28, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/houlton-me-march-28-1946/) - Houlton, Maine - March 28, 1946 On March 28, 1946, a 25-year-old student pilot and his 27-year-old flight instructor were killed when their small plane crashed at Houlton Airport. No further details are known. Source: Evening Bulletin, (RI), "Plane Crash Kills Two", March 29, 1946, pg. 40.
- [Greenwich, CT. - January 6, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenwich-ct-january-6-1946/) - Greenwich, Connecticut - January 6, 1946 On January 6, 1946, a young husband and wife rented a small dual-controlled airplane at Westchester Airport in Rye, New York, and flew towards Connecticut. About 30 minutes later, as the plane was passing over the Greenwich area, it began to drop in latitude. It came in
- [North Kingstown, R. I. - April 28, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-april-28-1946/) - North Kingstown, Rhode Island - April 28, 1946 On April 28, 1946, Lt. (J.g.) William L. Sells, (22), of Burlington, Washington, took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in an F6F Hellcat (Bu. No. 79462) for a routine training flight. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet over southern
- [Charlestown, R. I. - April 29, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-april-29-1946/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - April 29, 1946 At 4:17 p.m. on the afternoon of April 29, 1946, a U. S. Navy SNJ-4 aircraft, (Bu. No. 27284), took off from Mustin Air Field in Philadelphia bound for Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York. The pilot was Lieutenant (Jg.) John
- [Bartlet, N. H. - May 5, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bartlet-n-h-may-5-1946/) - Bartlet, New Hampshire - May 5, 1946 Mount Parker On May 5, 1946, a Grumman G-44 Goose airplane, (Reg. #NC-28677), with a pilot and two passengers aboard, took off from Portland, Maine, bound for Columbus, Ohio. While in route the aircraft encountered severe weather and crashed into Mount Parker and exploded. All aboard
- [Exeter, R. I. - August 10, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/exeter-r-i-august-10-1946/) - Exeter, Rhode Island - August 10, 1946 On the evening of August 10, 1946, a small plane with two men aboard was passing over Exeter when it ran out of gas. According to witnesses, the aircraft was gliding silently with the motor off, attempting to reach an open field, but as the plane
- [Whitinsville, MA. - September 2, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/whitinsville-ma-september-2-1946/) - Whitinsville, Massachusetts - September 2, 1946 On September 2, 1946, a single-seat Cub airplane with an 18-year-old pilot was taking off from a private field in Whitinsville. When the plane reached an altitude of 300 feet it was seen to stall and crash, killing the pilot. Source: Providence
- [Four P-47 Thunderbolts Lost February 11, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/four-p-47-thunderbolts-lost-february-11-1943/) - Four P-47 Thunderbolts Lost February 11, 1943
- [Gould Island, R. I. - October 25, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/gould-island-r-i-october-25-1941/) - Gould Island, R. I. - October 25, 1941
- [Hillsgrove Airport - December 22, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-december-22-1940/) - Hillsgrove Airport - December 22, 1940
- [Seekonk, MA. - June 12, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/seekonk-ma-june-12-1939/) - Seekonk, Massachusetts - June 12, 1939 In the early morning hours of June 12, 1939, three young male friends were drinking in a tavern in Seekonk. They left the tavern around 3 a.m. and drove to the Providence Airport, which was located in Seekonk. Their intent was to take an airplane for a
- [Mt. Waternomee, NH - January 14, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-waternomee-nh-january-14-1942/) - Mt. Waternomee, NH - January 14, 1942
- [South Kingstown, RI - July 1, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-kingstown-ri-july-1-1941/) - South Kingstown, RI - July 1, 1941
- [Boston, MA. - October 24, 1924](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-ma-october-24-1924/) - Boston, Massachusetts - October 24, 1924 On October 24, 1924, two men took off from East Boston Airport in a small plane. Just after becoming airborne and reaching an altitude of 300 feet, the plane suddenly lost power and nose-dived into the mud flats off World Memorial Park. The flats were covered by
- [Bridgewater, MA. - August 1, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bridgewater-ma-august-1-1929/) - Bridgewater, Massachusetts - August 1, 1929 On August 1, 1929, a 27-year-old student pilot took off from the East Boston Airport in a Waco aircraft bound for Marston's Mills on Cape Cod. The student had recently purchased the airplane with the intention of starting a passenger service in Ontario, Canada. While passing over
- [Uxbridge, MA. - August 28, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/uxbridge-ma-august-28-1942/) - Uxbridge, Massachusetts - August 28, 1942 On the evening of August 28, 1942, what was described as a small Army reconnaissance plane with two officers aboard was passing over the Uxbridge area. The pilot was ferrying the other officer to an unnamed location. As they were doing so the plane ran out of
- [Dexter, Maine - May 21, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dexter-maine-may-21-1941/) - Dexter, Maine - May 21, 1941 On May 21, 1941, four men took off in a hydroplane from Lake Wassookeag, but shortly after it became airborne the motor failed. The plane quickly lost altitude and crashed on land bursting into flames on impact. All four men were from Dexter, Maine. One
- [East Greenwich, R. I. - May 10, 1937](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-greenwich-r-i-may-10-1937/) - East Greenwich, Rhode Island - May 10, 1937 On May 10, 1937, a 21-year-old student pilot took off from the Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick, R. I., in a Spartan monoplane bound for Kingston, R. I.. While passing over the town of East Greenwich two of the engine's cylinders suddenly fell out causing the
- [Revere, MA. - June 5, 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/revere-ma-june-5-1936/) - Revere, Massachusetts - June 5, 1936 On June 5, 1936, a small biplane belonging to the Revere Flying Club was being piloted by a 21-year-old flier in training for the Portuguese air force. Accompanying him was his 21-year-old girlfriend. According to some witnesses, the left wing of the plane suddenly fell
- [Westborough, MA - August 4, 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westborough-ma-august-4-1936/) - Westborough, MA - August 4, 1936
- [Hanover, MA. - August 3, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hanover-ma-august-3-1940/) - Hanover, Massachusetts - August 3, 1940 On August 3, 1940, the pilot of a small aircraft was attempting a landing at Clark Airport in Hanover when the aircraft struck some power lines and crashed. The plane was wrecked but the pilot escaped with minor injuries. The type of aircraft was not
- [Harrisville, NH - September 7, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/harrisville-nh-september-7-1939/) - Harrisville, NH - September 7, 1939
- [East Hartford, CT - August 15, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-hartford-ct-august-15-1939/) - East Hartford, CT - August 15, 1939
- [Greenfield, MA. - June 11, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenfield-ma-june-11-1939/) - Greenfield, Massachusetts - June 11, 1939 On June 11, 1939, four persons took off in a small airplane from the Turners Falls Airport for a sightseeing flight. The plane had made three such flights earlier in the day. According to witnesses, as the plane achieved altitude and began to make a banking turn
- [Woodbridge, CT - July 23, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodbridge-ct-july-23-1938/) - Woodbridge, CT - July 24, 1938
- [Cranston, R. I. - July 28, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cranston-r-i-july-28-1938/) - Cranston, Rhode Island - July 28, 1938 On the evening of July 28, 1938, a naval aviator home on leave from Pearl Harbor rented a small plane at Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick, R. I., and took his brother and sister for a sightseeing flight. They flew west and circled the Town of Scituate
- [Cumberland, R. I. - August 29, 1937](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cumberland-r-i-august-29-1937/) - Cumberland, Rhode Island - August 29, 1937 On August 29, 1937, two young men took off in an Arrow-Sport bi-plane with a (65 hp. motor) from a field off Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland. Just after becoming airborne, while at an altitude of 100 feet, the engine lost power and the plane crashed
- [Danbury, CT. - September 4, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/danbury-ct-september-4-1938/) - Danbury, Connecticut - September 4, 1938 On September 4, 1938, two men from Farmingdale, N. Y., were seriously injured when their small plane crashed on takeoff at the Danbury Airport. Both were transported to Danbury Hospital. The type of aircraft was not stated in the press. Source:
- [Nantucket, MA. - August 10, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nantucket-ma-august-10-1939/) - Nantucket, Massachusetts - August 10, 1939 On August 10, 1939, a 35-year-old pilot and his 22-year-old passenger were flying just off the Nantucket shore when beachgoers saw their plane suddenly dive into Nantucket Sound. Both pilot and passenger perished. The type of aircraft was not stated in the press.
- [Winchester, MA. - July 13, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/winchester-ma-july-13-1940/) - Winchester, Massachusetts - July 13, 1940 On July 13, 1940, a 20-year-old pilot was flying over the Winchester area when the engine failed. He crashed into Blueberry Mountain just over the Woburn town line. The plane's right wing, under-carriage, and tail section were damaged but the pilot was not injured. Source:
- [Clinton Beach, CT. - August 26, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/clinton-beach-ct-august-26-1928/) - Clinton Beach, Connecticut - August 26, 1928 There are few details of this accident. On August 26, 1928, a young student aviator took off in a small airplane from Curtis Field near Hartford and crashed on Clinton Beach. The plane was damaged but the student wasn't hurt. He was subsequently arrested
- [Grafton, MA. - July 21, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/grafton-ma-july-21-1929/) - Grafton, Massachusetts - July 21, 1929 On July 21, 1929, two men took off in a small plane from the Worcester Airport in Grafton. The passenger was a photographer, and the purpose of the flight was to fly over the Metropolitan Dam and take pictures. As the plane was returning to Grafton at
- [Hamden, CT. - June 4, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hamden-ct-june-4-1930/) - Hamden, Connecticut - June 4, 1930 No details about this accident. On June 4, 1930, a 22-year-old pilot was injured when his two seat monoplane crashed near Hamden Airport. He was taken to a hospital in New Haven for treatment. Source: Providence Journal, "Injured In plane Crash", June 5,
- [Augusta, ME. - June 6, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/augusta-me-june-6-1930/) - Augusta, Maine - June 6, 1930 On June 6, 1930, two friends took off in a small airplane from Boston bound for Fairfield, Maine. Along the way the landed at Portland Airport to refuel. They resumed their flight, but while 1,000 feet over the Augusta area the engine suddenly sputtered and stopped. The
- [Springfield, VT. - October 12, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/springfield-vt-october-12-1930/) - Springfield, Vermont - October 12, 1930 On October 12, 1930, a small plane with a pilot and two passengers was taking off from the Springfield Airport. As the plane became airborne the engine quit. The plane dove nose first into the ground from an altitude of 100 feet. The 22-year-old pilot and his
- [Portland, ME. - October 12, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/portland-me-october-12-1930/) - Portland, Maine - October 12, 1930 On October 12, 1930, a small plane with a pilot and two passengers was passing over the Portland area when the engine stopped. The plane was at an altitude of 900 feet at the time. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field in the
- [Westport, MA. - May 17, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westport-ma-may-17-1931/) - Westport, Massachusetts - May 17, 1931 On the afternoon of May 17, 1931, two Harvard University students took off from the Boston airport in a Davis monoplane, bound for Westport, Massachusetts. When they arrived over Westport, the 20-year-old pilot attempted to land in a field near his brothers house, but as he was
- [East Hartford, CT. - August 2, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-hartford-ct-august-2-1931/) - East Hartford, Connecticut - August 2, 1931 On the morning of August 2, 1931, a 31-year-old man rented a small airplane at Brainard Field in Hartford and took his wife with him on a routine flight. While on the flight, the plane went into a spin, but he was able to successfully pull
- [Hamden, CT. - September 24, 1933](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hamden-ct-september-24-1933/) - Hamden, Connecticut - September 25, 1933 On September 24, 1933, a small plane with a pilot and two 14-year-old passengers took off from the Hamden Airport for a sightseeing flight. While not far from the airport, the engine suddenly stopped, and the pilot attempted to glide back to the airfield. Unfortunately the plane
- [North Smithfield, R. I. - October 3, 1926](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-smithfield-r-i-october-3-1926/) - North Smithfield, Rhode Island - October 3, 1926 On October 3, 1926, a pilot was offering airplane rides at Ballou Field in North Smithfield. As the plane was taking off with two female passengers, it reached a height of only 75 feet before it fell back to earth and crashed into a stone
- [Providence Balloon Ascensions - 1834](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-balloon-ascensions-1834/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Providence Balloon Ascension - 1835](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-balloon-ascension-1835/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [Lunenburg, MA. - May 31, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lunenburg-ma-may-31-1927/) - Lunenburg, Massachusetts - May 31, 1927 On May 31, 1927, two men took off from Boston Airport in a small airplane bound for Woolsen Field in Lunenburg. The pilot was ferrying the plane for the passenger who'd just purchased it. As the plane came down at Woolsen Field it encountered a soggy stretch
- [Boston, MA. - May 17, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-ma-may-17-1928/) - Boston, Massachusetts - May 17, 1928 On May 17, 1928, a pilot instructor and a student took off from the East Boston Airport for an instructional flight. Shortly after take off, while at an altitude of 500 feet, the engine suddenly stopped. The plane crashed into the mud flats near some railroad tracks
- [Squantum, MA. - May 16, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/squantum-ma-may-16-1929/) - Squantum, Massachusetts - May 16, 1929 On May 16, 1929, A pilot instructor and a student took off from Dennison Airport in Quincy, Massachusetts, for an instructional flight over the water. While at an altitude of 4,000 feet the instructor put the plane into a spin and demonstrated how to safely pull out
- [Greenfield, MA. - July 31, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenfield-ma-july-31-1929/) - Greenfield, Massachusetts - July 31, 1929 On July 31, 1929, two men were flying over the Greenfield area in what was described in the press as an "obsolete" airplane. For reasons not stated, while the plane was passing over an area about five miles from the center of town, it went into a
- [Greenwich, CT. - August 2, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenwich-ct-august-2-1929/) - Greenwich, Connecticut - August 2, 1929 On August 2, 1929, a Stearman monoplane with three men aboard took off from Armonk, New York, bound Greenwich, Connecticut. As the plane was preparing to land, it went into a left bank while at an altitude of about 2,500 feet. According to witnesses, the plane then
- [Westerly, R. I.  - September 2, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-september-2-1929/) - Westerly, R. I. - September 2, 1929
- [Warwick, R. I. - June 7, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-june-7-1928/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - June 7, 1928 On the evening of June 7, 1928, a pilot was offering plane rides over the Warwick area. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. he took off from a grassy field in the Potowomut section which he'd rented for aviation purposes, with a lone passenger aboard. The passenger was
- [Grafton, MA. - January 10, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/grafton-ma-january-10-1928/) - Grafton, Massachusetts - January 10, 1928 On January 10, 1928, a student pilot was killed and his instructor was seriously injured when their plane went into a nosedive and crashed into a stone wall about 100 feet from Whiteall Field. (Whiteall Field was an airport in Grafton that opened in 1927.)
- [Eaton, MA. - March 29, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/eaton-ma-march-29-1928/) - Easton, Massachusetts - March 29, 1928 On March 29, 1928, a husband and wife took off from Buffalo, N. Y., in a small airplane bound for Boston. The couple had recently married. The husband was from a well established Massachusetts family; the bride was a known singer who had performed with the Chicago
- [Norwalk, CT. - July 27, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwalk-ct-july-27-1934/) - Norwalk, Connecticut - July 27, 1934 On July 27, 1934, a small airplane struck a fencepost at the Norwalk Airport causing damage to the plane and slight injuries to the passenger. No further details. Source: The Providence Sunday Journal, "Injured In Plane Crash", July 29, 1934, page 4.
- [Mansfield, MA. - November 25, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-november-25-1934/) - Mansfield, Massachusetts - November 25, 1934 Not much info on this accident. On November 25, 1935, a 36-year-old pilot and his 22-year-old passenger were killed when their small airplane suddenly lost a wing while the plane was at an altitude of 1,000 feet. The reason was not stated in the press.
- [Trumbull, CT. - December 23, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/trumbull-ct-december-23-1934/) - Trumbull, Connecticut - December 23, 1934 On December 23, 1934, two men took off in a small plane from Danbury, Connecticut, bound for Hartford. While in route the plane's batter went dead necessitating an emergency landing. The plane came down and glanced off the top a tree at the side of a pasture
- [Burlington, VT. - August 4, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/burlington-vt-august-4-1931/) - Burlington, Vermont - August 4, 1931 On August 4, 1931, a private airplane with two men aboard took off from Burlington Airport bound for Armond, New York. The men had been to an air meet at the Mississquoi Airport north of Burlington, and had spent the night in Burlington due to poor weather
- [Foster, R. I. - June 29, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/foster-r-i-june-29-1935/) - Foster, Rhode Island - June 29, 1935 On June 29, 1935, a lone pilot was flying from Boston to Hartford when he was forced to make an emergency landing on the farm of Leon Stone, located on Shippee Road in Foster. The plane had run out of gas causing the engine to quit.
- [Norwood, MA. - July 10, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwood-ma-july-10-1935/) - Norwood, Massachusetts - July 10, 1935 On July 10, 1935, two men were flying in a small aircraft at an altitude of 1,500 feet about a mile from the Norwood Airport when the engine lost power. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a small field but was unsuccessful. The plane crashed and
- [Marriage Balloon Ascension - 1888](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marriage-balloon-ascension-1888/)
- [Prof. J. K. Allen Balloon Ascension - 1889](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/prof-j-k-allen-balloon-ascension-1889/)
- [Mt. Monadnock, N.H. - July 9, 1972](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-monadnock-n-h-july-9-1972/) - Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire - July 9, 1972 On the afternoon of July 9, 1972, two young men took off in a small airplane from Jaffrey, New Hampshire, for what was to be a sightseeing flight. Shortly after taking off, the plane crashed into the slope of Mt. Monadnock injuring both men. The
- [Mansfield, MA. - May 18, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-may-18-1963/) - Mansfield, Massachusetts - May 18, 1963 On May 18, 1963, an airshow was in progress at the Mansfield Airport. A Cessna airplane that had been partaking in the show was briefly left unattended. At that time two 20-year-old men climbed inside and started the motor and attempted to take off with the plane.
- [Nantucket, MA. - August 15, 1958](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nantucket-ma-august-15-1958/) - Nantucket, Massachusetts - August 15, 1958 On the night of August 15, 1958, Northeast Airlines flight 258 took off from New York's La Guardia Airport bound for Nantucket, Massachusetts, with thirty-one passengers and a crew of three. The aircraft was a Convair CV-240-2, (Reg. No. N90670). At about 11:30 p.m.,
- [Hillsgrove Airport - September 21, 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-september-21-1936/) - Hillsgrove Airport - September 21, 1936
- [Warwick, R.I. - November 17, 1970](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-november-17-1970/) - Warwick, R. I. - November 17, 1970
- [Mansfield, MA. - January 22, 1970](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-january-22-1970/) - Mansfield, Massachusetts - January 22, 1970 On the afternoon of January 23, 1970, three men took off from Mansfield Airport in an Apache Piper 160 airplane. Just after becoming airborne it was noted that the engines weren't developing full power so the pilot turned the plane to return to the airport. As he
- [Barnstable, MA - June 28, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/barnstable-ma-june-28-1934/) - Barnstable, MA - June 28, 1934
- [Weymouth, MA. - October 13, 1969](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/weymouth-ma-october-13-1969/) - Weymouth, Massachusetts - October 13, 1969 On October 13, 1969, a 28-year-old wife and mother of two children took off in a Cherokee 140 airplane from the Weymouth Naval Air Station for a cross country flight to Hyannis, New Bedford, and back to Weymouth. For some undetermined reason, as she was approaching to
- [Brewster, MA. - July 24, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brewster-ma-july-24-1960/) - Brewster, Massachusetts - July 24, 1960 On Sunday, July 24, 1960, a single-engine airplane containing a husband and wife crashed on the beach of Camp Wono in Brewster. It was speculated that they were flying low trying to attract the attention of their young daughter who was attending the camp. Rescue
- [Berlin, VT - November 25, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/berlin-vt-november-25-1965/) - Berlin, VT - November 25, 1965
- [Manchester, ME - August 19, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/manchester-me-august-19-1971/) - Manchester, ME - August 19, 1971
- [Off Harwich, Ma. - May 19, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-harwich-ma-may-19-1946/) - Off Harwich, MA. - May 19, 1946
- [Attleboro, MA. - July 2, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/attleboro-ma-july-2-1949/) - Attleboro, Massachusetts - July 2, 1949 On the evening of July 2, 1949, a 22-year-old pilot rented a single engine airplane at the Berkley Airport in Cumberland, Rhode Island. With him was a 17-year-old friend and neighbor. Together they took off towards Attleboro. It was the pilot's custom, whenever he rented
- [Marblehead, MA. - April 5, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marblehead-ma-april-5-1930/) - Marblehead, Massachusetts - April 5, 1930 On April 5, 1930, two men took off in a small plane from Boston Airport and flew towards the northeast out over the Marblehead area. While over the water of Marblehead Harbor the engine suddenly failed, and the pilot began gliding the plane towards an emergency water
- [Mansfield, MA. - June 22, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-june-22-1948/) - Mansfield, Massachusetts - June 22, 1948 On the evening of June 22, 1948, a 24-year-old pilot was flying a small trainer aircraft over the Mansfield area. Some said he was stunting with the aircraft, and buzzing his home on School Street; others claimed that the left wing just suddenly fell off the airplane.
- [Moose Mountain, NH - October 25, 1968](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/moose-mountain-nh-october-25-1968/) - Moose Mountain, NH - October 25, 1968
- [East Greenwich, R. I. - November 22, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-greenwich-r-i-november-22-1971/) - East Greenwich, Rhode Island - November 22, 1971 On November 22, 1971, a twin-engine Aero Commander 560A, (Reg. No. N87K), took off from Chatham, Massachusetts, bound for Newark, New Jersey. The plane carried a pilot, co-pilot, and four passengers. As the flight was passing over Rhode Island it encountered sleet,
- [Plymouth, MA. - September 6, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/plymouth-ma-september-6-1971/) - Plymouth, Massachusetts - September 6, 1971 On September 6, 1971, a Cessna 172K, (Reg. No. N79205), took off from Plymouth, Massachusetts, with two people aboard. While flying over the Plymouth area, the aircraft encountered adverse weather conditions and visibility fell to near zero. The aircraft crashed and burned in a thickly wooded area
- [Attleboro, MA. - June 11, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/attleboro-ma-june-11-1945/) - Attleboro, Massachusetts - June 11, 1945 On the evening of June 11, 1945, a 42-year-old pilot from Attleboro took off from Wilkins Airport in Plainville, Massachusetts, in a Cub J-2 airplane. While practicing a simulated landing over Attleboro, the aircraft struck a tree and crash-landed in a flooded meadow on the Diamond Dairy
- [Chicopee, MA. - June 27, 1958](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/chicopee-ma-june-27-1958/) - Chicopee, MA. - June 27, 1958
- [Attleboro, MA. - November 4, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/attleboro-ma-november-4-1946/) - Attleboro, Massachusetts - November 4, 1946 On November 4, 1946, a lone 23-year-old pilot was flying an Aeronca training airplane over the Attleboro area when the engine suddenly failed. He attempted to make an emergency landing at Hayward Field, but due to strong winds the plane struck the roof of the baseball grandstands
- [Mansfield, MA - September 13, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-september-13-1945/) - Mansfield, MA - September 13, 1945
- [Boltz, Airport - Mansfield, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boltz-airport-mansfield-massachusetts/) - Boltz Airport Boltz Airport is known to have been in operation by the summer of 1929. It was established by the Boltz family on land that was once a trotting park. (Mineral Spring Trotting Park) The first known aviation fatality at the airport occurred on September 1, 1929.
- [Mansfield, MA. - September 1, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-september-1-1929/) - Mansfield, Massachusetts - September 1, 1929 On the afternoon of September 1, 1929, a 36-year-old pilot took off from Boltz Airport in Mansfield, (Today known as Mansfield Airport), in a Great Lake airplane powered by a 90 horsepower British Cirrus motor. His intention was to take the plane on a solo test flight
- [Mansfield, MA. - June 26, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-june-26-1955/) - Mansfield, Massachusetts - June 26, 1955 On June 26, 1955, a man and woman took off from the Mansfield Airport in a Timm, low-wing, open-cockpit, single-engine monoplane. The pilot was a 41-year-old professional pilot and parachute jumper. His passenger was a 36-year-old woman well known in the community. According to witnesses, the aircraft
- [Norton, MA. - November 25, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norton-ma-november-25-1934/) - Norton, Massachusetts - November, 25, 1934 On November 25, 1935, a 32-year-old pilot was stunt flying over the town of Norton, Massachusetts, with his younger brother and a female friend as passengers. The plane was at 2,200 feet when the pilot put it into a tail spin, and then went into a power
- [North Haven, CT - October 2, 1932](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-haven-ct-october-2-1932/) - North Haven, CT - October 2, 1932
- [Martha's Vineyard - February 11, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marthas-vineyard-february-11-1945/) - Martha's Vineyard - February 11, 1945 On February 11, 1945, navy Lt. (Jg.) Ted Leon Hall, (25), of Lenoir, North Carolina, was piloting an F7F-2N Tigercat aircraft on a familiarization flight over Martha's Vineyard. While in the area of the Martha's Vineyard Naval Auxiliary Air Station, those in the control tower
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 18, 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-18-1925/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 18, 1925 On December 18, 1925, naval aviator, Lieutenant Fred H. Decker, was test-flying an open-cockpit Wright airplane when he was caught in a strong gale over the area of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The winds were more than the small plane could handle and Decker was carried 175 miles out
- [Lincoln, R. I. - April 28, 1968](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lincoln-r-i-april-28-1968/) - Lincoln, Rhode Island - April 28 1968 On April 28, 1968, a group of skydivers took off in a small plane from North Central Airport in Smithfield, R. I. When the men jumped, one parachutist was carried by the wind and as he came down was entangled in some high voltage power lines
- [Weirs, N. H., Balloon Ascension - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/weirs-n-h-balloon-ascension-1909/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Lakeview, N. H. Balloon Ascension - 1907](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lakeview-n-h-balloon-ascension-1907/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Nashua, N. H. Balloon Ascension - 1884](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nashua-n-h-balloon-ascension-1884/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Limestone, ME. - January 4, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/limestone-me-january-4-1965/) - Limestone, ME. - January 4, 1965
- [Newbury, H. H. - June 30, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newbury-h-h-june-30-1951/) - Newbury, New Hampshire - June 30, 1951 At about noon time on June 30, 1951, two brothers took off from Boire Field in Nashua, New Hampshire, in a Vaultee , BT-13 aircraft. The single-engine plane was a former military basic trainer converted for civilian use. Both men were owners of a
- [Keene, N. H. - July 4, 1933](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/keene-n-h-july-4-1933/) - Keene, New Hampshire - July 4, 1933 On July 4, 1933, a single-engine aircraft with three men aboard took off from the Keene Airport for a short plane ride. According to witnesses, as the plane was returning to the airport, the 24-year-old pilot attempted a "wing-over" maneuver while about 1,800 feet in the
- [Israel Putnam Airport, Pomfret, Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/israel-putnam-airport-pomfret-connecticut/) - Israel Putnam Airport Updated December, 2025 On June 26, 1930, it was announced in the Putnam Patriot that Whitman Danielson, and Subbo Nikoloff, both of Putnam, and Mrs. F. W. Goodridge of Pomfret, had formed an association to establish the Putnam Airport Inc. The airport would be located on the farm
- [Hiller Airport, Barre, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hiller-airport-barre-massachusetts/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [Leicester Airport , Leicester, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/leicester-airport-leicester-massachusetts/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [North Grafton, MA. - January 10, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-grafton-ma-january-10-1928/) - Grafton, Massachusetts - January 10, 1928 On January 10, 1924, two men were flying in a Waco airplane over the North Grafton Airport when the plane suddenly nosedived into the ground. Both men were seriously injured and transported to a hospital and placed on the danger list. According to witnesses, the
- [Wartime Test With Airship - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wartime-test-with-airship-1909/) - Article from the Bridgeport Evening Famer, (Ct.), May 8, 1909.
- [Mendon, MA. - September 13, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mendon-ma-september-13-1931/) - Mendon, Massachusetts - September 13, 1931 On September 13, 1931, there was a two-day air meet in progress at the Mendon Airport. Part of the meet included airplane rides. That afternoon, the engine of a Travelair biplane, with a pilot and two passengers aboard, suddenly caught fire while warming up in preparation for
- [Oxford, MA. - April 26, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/oxford-ma-april-26-1961/) - Oxford, Massachusetts - April 26, 1961 On April 27, 1961, a single-engine Navion airplane, (Reg. #N4850K), with four people aboard, took off from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, bound for Boston. While in route, the plane crashed in a field on Federal Hill Road in Oxford. According to a witness who was working in an adjacent
- [Mt. Tom B-17 Crash - July 9, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-tom-b-17-crash-july-9-1946/) - Mt. Tom B-17 Crash - July 9, 1946
- [Randolph, MA. - November 6, 1932](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/randolph-ma-november-6-1932/) - Randolph, Massachusetts - November 6, 1932 On November 6, 1932, a Cessna DC-6A monoplane, (Reg. NC640K), with three people aboard, left the East Boston Airport bound for Easton, Massachusetts, where one of the passenger's family owned an estate. While in-route, the aircraft crashed in the town of Randolph, and all three aboard were
- [Dudley, MA. - December 19, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dudley-ma-december-19-1927/) - Dudley, Massachusetts - December, 19, 1927 On the evening of December 19, 1927, U. S. Air Mail pilot C. P. Oleson took off from Boston with a plane full of Christmas mail bound for Hartford, Connecticut. While in route he encountered severe headwinds and turbulence which reportedly buffeted the plane about "like
- [Oxford, MA. - April 9, 1993](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/oxford-ma-april-9-1993/) - Oxford, Massachusetts - April 9, 1993 On April 9, 1993, three men and a woman took off from Stratford, Connecticut, in a Piper 235, (N9349W), bound for Oxford, Massachusetts. The plane landed safely at Oxford at 12:30 p.m., and the four people aboard went to a camper dealership on Route 20 in Oxford.
- [Conway, MA. - December 8, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/conway-ma-december-8-1963/) - Conway, Massachusetts - December 8, 1963 On December 8, 1963, two men from Webster, Massachusetts, were flying home from Ohio in a "new, two-seat, acrobatic type aircraft" which one of them had reportedly just purchased. While passing over Massachusetts the plane became lost in thick cloudy weather. The pilot radioed that they could
- [Oxford, MA. - January 14, 2002](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/oxford-ma-january-14-2002/) - Oxford, Massachusetts - January 14, 2002 On January 14, 2002, a lone pilot took off from the Lawrence (Ma.) Municipal Airport in a rented Piper Cherokee bound for the Southbridge (Ma.) Municipal Airport. While in route he became lost, and mistook the airport in Oxford, Mass., to be his destination.
- [Webster, Massachusetts, Balloon Ascensions](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/webster-massachusetts-balloon-ascensions/) - Click on images to enlarge. Point Breeze is in Webster, Massachusetts.
- [Boston Balloon Ascension - 1867](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-balloon-ascension-1867/) - Article from the Webster Weekly Times, July 13, 1867. Click on image to enlarge. For more info about Samuel King, click here.
- [Douglas, MA. - August 17, 1924](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/douglas-ma-august-17-1924/) - Douglas, Massachusetts - August 17, 1924 On the afternoon of August 17, 1924, Lieutenant H. I. Wells, was piloting an army stunt plane over Beacon Park in Webster when the engine suddenly stopped as oil sprayed from it onto the wings of his bi-plane. Thousands of spectators were on the ground watching the
- [Charlton, MA. - December 7, 1975](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlton-ma-december-7-1975/) - Charlton, Massachusetts - December 7, 1975 On December 7, 1975, a 34-year-old pilot was practicing emergency landing procedures at a grass field in Charlton which was often used by airplanes. As he was doing so, the engine of his aircraft stopped and wouldn't re-start. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing
- [Oxford, MA. - February 27, 1983](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/oxford-ma-february-27-1983/) - Oxford, Massachusetts - February 27, 1983 On the afternoon of February 27, 1983, two men in a single-engine airplane were making a landing at Oxford Airport when the pilot aborted the approach due to another aircraft suddenly appearing on the runway. (The Oxford Airport was an "uncontrolled field".) As the pilot
- [Montpelier, Vermont - November 14, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/montpelier-vermont-november-141927/) - Montpelier, Vermont - November 14, 1927 At 11 a.m. on November 14, 1927, a small military plane carrying Reuben B. Sleight, and piloted by Lieutenant Franklin Wolfe, was attempting to land at Towne Field in Montpelier when it crashed and flipped over, killing Sleight. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6071518/reuben-benjamin-sleight Mr. Sleight was an assistant to then Secretary Herbert
- [Lake Champlain, VT. - June 23, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lake-champlain-vt-june-23-1957-2/) - Lake Champlain, Vermont – June 23, 1957 P2V Neptune U.S. Air Force Photo On June 23, 1957, a U.S. Navy P2V Neptune was on a reserve training flight from Grosse Isle Naval Air Station, to Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, New York. It landed at Plattsburgh, at 2:30 p.m. and departed for
- [Dirigible Macon, Norton Heights, Ct., 1933](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dirigible-macon-norton-heights-1933/) - Click image to enlarge.
- [First Flight Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-flight-postal-covers/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [Blackstone, MA. - September 19, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/blackstone-ma-september-19-1940/) - Blackstone, Massachusetts - September 19, 1940 On the evening of September 19, 1940, a lone pilot took off from an airfield in Mendon, Massachusetts, in a two-seat Taylor Cub. About ten minutes into his flight the engine began to sputter and skip, and the pilot looked for a place to make an emergency
- [Bethany, CT. - July 8, 1923](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bethany-ct-july-8-1923/) - Bethany, Connecticut - July 8, 1923 Very little information was available about this accident. On July 8, 1923, a Fokker airplane belonging to the Holland Bee Line Aero Company overturned upon landing at the Bethany Flying Field. Two men and two women were taken to a hospital in Waterbury. No further details.
- [Warwick, R. I. - November 27, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-november-27-1928/) - Warwick Rhode Island - November 27, 1928 On the afternoon of November 27, 1928, a biplane with a lone pilot aboard was flying over the area of Pothier Field trailing a "Talbot For Mayor" banner when for reasons unexplained by the press, the plane "plunged earthward from a considerable altitude" where it then
- [Warwick, R. I. - May 25, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-may-25-1930/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - May 25, 1930 On May 25, 1930, Charles Weaver, operator of the Buttonwoods Flying Service Inc. at Pothier Field in Warwick, and Charles Loring, his chief pilot, arrived at Trumbull Field in New London, Connecticut, to demonstrate a new aircraft to a group of army aviators as a perspective
- [Franklin Airport - Franklin, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/franklin-airport-franklin-massachusetts/) - Franklin Airport - Franklin, Massachusetts Franklin Airport was established in 1929. In fact, according to a Woonsocket Call and Evening Reporter newspaper article dated September 6, 1929, it was one of two airfields under construction at the time in the town of Franklin. The other was Woolford's Field. For more information about
- [Woolford's Airfield - Franklin, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woolfords-airfield-franklin-massachusetts/) - Woolford's Airfield - Franklin, Massachusetts According to a Woonsocket Call and Evening Reporter newspaper article dated September 6, 1929, Woolford's Airport was under construction in the town of Franklin, Massachusetts. As a point of fact, another airport was also under construction at the time. For more information about the other airport, click here.
- [East Providence, R. I. - June 5, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-providence-r-i-june-5-1927/) - East Providence, Rhode Island - June 5, 1927 On June 5, 1927, a 37-year-old Boston man was giving a balloon exhibition and parachute drop at Crescent Park in the Riverside section of East Providence. The act would begin with the aeronaut ascending to an altitude of 3,000 feet at which time he'd drop
- [Bellingham, MA. - August 24, 1901](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bellingham-ma-august-24-1901/) - Bellingham, Massachusetts - August 24, 1901 At about 4 p.m. on August 24, 1901, three young men hired a boat and rowed about Hoag Lake in Bellingham. About an hour later they stopped rowing and drifted on the water in order to watch a balloon ascension that was scheduled to take place on
- [Bellingham, MA., - August 26, 1901](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bellingham-ma-august-26-1901/) - Bellingham, Massachusetts - August 26, 1901 On the afternoon of August 26, 1901, well known aeronaut Leslie Haddock was scheduled to make a balloon ascension and parachute drop at Hoag lake in Bellingham. When the balloon was let go it began soaring upward. Just after leaving the ground the rope holding the parachute
- [Bellingham, MA - July 4, 1902](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bellingham-ma-july-4-1902/) - Bellingham, MA - July 4, 1902
- [Mendon, MA. - August 14, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mendon-ma-august-14-1931/) - Mendon, Massachusetts - August 14, 1931 On August 14, 1931, two 23-year-old women arrived at the Mendon Airport to take their first airplane ride. They were friends with the airport's chief pilot who'd offered to take them on a sight seeing flight. The aircraft they would be flying in was a
- [Athol, Ma. - July 13, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/athol-ma-july-13-1930/) - Athol, Massachusetts - July 13, 1930 On July 13, 1930, airplane rides were being offered at the Orange-Athol Airport in what was described as a "barnstorming plane". At one point a man and a 12-year-old youth paid for a plane flight. The plane was seen to take off and rise to to an
- [Revere, MA. - May 29, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/revere-ma-may-29-1930/) - Revere, Massachusetts - May 29, 1930 On May 29, 1930, a biplane with three people aboard took off from Revere for a sight-seeing flight. Besides the 30-year-old pilot, those aboard included a husband and wife from nearby Lynn, Massachusetts. This was their first airplane flight. As the aircraft was rising into
- [Worcester Airport Police](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-airport-police/)
- [Roy Knabenshue's Airship - 1907](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/roy-knabenshues-airship-1907-2/) - Roy Knebenshue's Airship - 1907
- [Lincoln Beachey's Airship - August, 1907](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lincoln-beacheys-airship-august-1907/) - Lincoln Beachey's Airship - August, 1907
- [Boston Airport - July 3, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-airport-july-3-1929/) - Boston Airport - July 3, 1929
- [Epsom, NH - April 24, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/epsom-nh-april-24-1944/) - Epsom, NH - April 24, 1944
- [Shirley, MA. - January 30, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/shirley-ma-january-30-1957/) - Shirley, Massachusetts - January 30, 1957 On January 30, 1957, a U.S. Army de Havilland Canada L-20A "Beaver" aircraft with three servicemen aboard was making its final approach to land at Fort Devens when it crashed about 1.5 miles from the airfield. The aircraft came down in a dense wooded area north of Rt.
- [Warwick, R.I. - August 3, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-august-3-1930/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - August 3, 1930 On August 3, 1930, a 24-year-old man from Thompson, Connecticut, was piloting a small aircraft over the Warwick area when the plane suddenly lost a wing. as the plane fell to earth, the man managed to bail out at an altitude of 1,000 feet and was
- [Chaplin, CT. - November 27, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/chaplin-ct-november-27-1954/) - Chaplin, Connecticut - November 27, 1954 At about 10:45 p.m. on the night of November 27, 1954, two men took off from North Central Airport in Smithfield, Rhode Island, in a two-seat Ercoupe bound for Brainard Field in Hartford, Connecticut. While in route they encountered a heavy rainstorm and the plane crashed in
- [Woodstock, CT. - January 31, 1962](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodstock-ct-january-31-1962/) - Woodstock, Connecticut - January 31, 1962 At 8:00 a.m. on the morning of January 31, 1962, a twin-engine airplane with five people aboard took off from Bedford, Massachusetts, bound for Florida. Besides the 49-year-old pilot was a husband and wife and their two children. About 45 minutes later the aircraft developed engine trouble
- [Woodstock (CT.) Airport Plane Rides - 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodstock-ct-airport-plane-rides-1960/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Killingly, CT - December 20, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/killingly-ct-december-20-1954/) - Killingly, CT - December 20, 1954
- [Atlantic Ocean - October 4, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-october-4-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - October 4, 1944 On October 4, 1944, two navy TBM Avenger "torpedo" planes out of Quonset Point, Rhode Island, crashed in mid-air over the water reportedly "...a short distance from Nantucket, Island." Two officers and three enlisted men were "missing". The Newport Mercury (Newport, R. I.), identified the
- [Hanscom Air Force Base - August 8, 1962](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hanscom-air-force-base-august-8-1962/) - Hanscom Air Force Base - August 8, 1962
- [Dorchester Bay, MA - September 2, 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dorchester-bay-ma-september-2-1911/) - Dorchester Bay, MA - September 3, 1911
- [1911 Harvard Aero Meet](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1911-harvard-aero-meet/) - The 1911 Harvard Aero Meet was held from August 26 to September 4, 1911. Click on images to enlarge. Photo of pennant taken at the Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum in Hammondsport, New York.
- [Harvard Aero Meet Pennant - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/harvard-aero-meet-pennant-1911/) - Photo taken at the Glenn H. Curtis Aviation Museum, Hammondsport, New York. Click on image to enlarge.
- [Squantum Naval Air Station Emblem](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/squantum-naval-air-station-emblem/) - Photo taken at Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation Museum, Hammondsport, New York. Click on image to enlarge.
- [Lenox, MA. - May 27, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lenox-ma-may-27-1957/) - Lenox, Massachusetts - May 27, 1957 On the afternoon of May 27, 1957, two Air Force F-86 Sabre jet fighters were partaking in a mock dog-fight over Lenox, Massachusetts, when one of the aircraft, (#51-5950), piloted by 1st Lt. Francis Lee Revere, (25), stalled, and then went into a dive, crashing
- [Grenier Field, N. H. - November 13, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/grenier-field-n-h-november-13-1942/) - Grenier Field, & New Salem, New Hampshire November 13, 1942, and December 24, 1942. Curtiss P-40, Ser. No. 11407 This aircraft was involved in two separate crashes. The first occurred on November 13, 1942, while the aircraft was assigned to the 318th fighter squadron at Grenier Field in Manchester, New Hampshire.
- [Melrose, MA. - September 24, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/melrose-ma-september-24-1945/) - Melrose, Massachusetts - September 24, 1945 Updated February 4, 2022 On September 24, 1945, a twin-engine B-25J, (Ser. No. 43-36088), with six men aboard, took off from Grenier Field in Manchester, New Hampshire, for a training flight to Boston. The airplane made it safely to Boston, and later took off to
- [Off Block Island - February 22, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-block-island-february-22-1943/) - Off Block Island - February 22, 1943
- [Atlantic Ocean - February 13, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-february-13-1943/) - Atlantic Ocean - February 13, 1943
- [Blue Hills Bay - February 13, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/blue-hills-bay-february-13-1943/) - Blue Hills Bay - February 13, 1943
- [Narragansett Bay, R.I. - May 23, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-r-i-may-23-1943/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - May 23, 1943
- [Wells, ME. - August 5, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wells-me-august-5-1948/) - Wells, Maine - August 5, 1948 Updated September 2025. On August 5, 1948, a flight of four F-51 Mustang fighter planes took off from Grenier Field in Manchester, New Hampshire, for a formation training flight. All were part of the 82nd Fighter Group stationed at Grenier. While passing over Wells, Maine,
- [Little Compton, R.I. - June 14, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/little-compton-r-i-june-14-1943/) - Tiverton, R. I. - June 14, 1943
- [Winchester and Arlington, MA - January 23, 1958](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/winchester-and-arlington-ma-january-23-1958/) - Boston, MA - January 23, 1958
- [Hamilton, MA. - September 10, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hamilton-ma-september-10-1960-2/) - Hamilton, Massachusetts - September 10, 1960 On September 10, 1960, two men were flying in a small private plane over the area of Flying Horse Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts. On the ground, at the farm, was the fiance of one of the men. The plane made a pass over the farm and all
- [Atlantic Ocean, March 2, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-march-2-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - March 2, 1944 On March 2, 1944, navy pilot John William Sebeck, (24), (rank unknown), was piloting a TBM-1C Avenger, (Bu. No. 16874), over the ocean about forty miles south of Block Island, Rhode Island, when he crashed into the water and was killed. The aircraft and his
- [Bozrah, CT - March 30, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bozrah-ct-march-30-1943/) - Bozrah, CT - March 30, 1943
- [Bloomfield, CT - May 24, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bloomfield-ct-may-24-1949/) - Bloomfield, CT - May 24, 1949
- [Barkhamsted, CT - April 15, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/barkhamsted-ct-april-15-1949/) - Barkhamsted, CT - April 15, 1949
- [New Haven, CT - June 1, 1919](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-haven-ct-june-1-1919/) - New Haven, CT - June 1, 1919
- [Worcester, VT. - November 23, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-vt-november-23-1957/) - Worcester, Vermont - November 23, 1957 At 1:45 a.m. on the morning of November 23, 1957, two men from Hawthorne, New York, took off from Newport, Vermont, in a single-engine Bellanca, (reg. No. N74442), bound for Dutches county Airport in Poughkeepsie, New York. While flying at an altitude of 6,500 feet, the pilot
- [Hamilton, MA - September 10, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hamilton-ma-september-10-1960/) - Hamilton, MA - September 10, 1960
- [Ralph M. Brown - West Springfield, Ma., Aviator](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ralph-m-brown-west-springfield-ma-aviator/) - Click on images to enlarge. Article is from the Springfield Weekly Republican, (of Springfield, Mass.), February 13, 1913. Ralph Myron Brown, 1893-1976 Ralph Brown survived a plane crash on August 24, 1913. For details, click here.
- [Springfield, Ma. - August 24, 1913](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/springfield-ma-august-24-1913/) - Springfield, Massachusetts - August 24, 1913 On August 24, 1913, 20-year-old Ralph M. Brown was piloting a hydroplane over the Springfield area with his younger brother Raymond as a passenger. As they were passing over the Connecticut River the aircraft suddenly plunged into the water from an altitude of 100 feet. Both managed
- [Brunswick, ME. - May 17, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brunswick-me-may-17-1944/) - Brunswick, Maine, Naval Air Station - May 17, 1944 On the evening of May 17, 1944, a British pilot was making a landing at the Brunswick NAS in a Curtiss SNC Falcon, (An advanced trainer aircraft), when a wheel suddenly collapsed causing the plane to ground-loop and turn over. The pilot was not
- [Off Charlestown, R. I. - May 3, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-charlestown-r-i-may-3-1944/) - Off Charlestown, Rhode Island, - May 3, 1944 On May 3, 1944, an ensign was making practice landings at the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field in an F6F-3n Hellcat, (Bu. No. 40909), when he crashed into the water 300 yards off shore. The plane was lost, but the pilot was uninjured.
- [Atlantic Ocean - May 29, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-may-29-1944/) - Quonset Point NAS - May 2, 1944
- [Maine Civil Air Patrol Patches](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/maine-civil-air-patrol-patches/)
- [Quincy, MA - June 18, 1915](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quincy-ma-june-18-1915/) - Quincy, MA - June 18, 1915
- [Unknown Aircraft - North Central Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/unknown-aircraft-north-central-airport/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Ercoupe Aircraft, N1Q](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ercoupe-aircraft-n1q/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [First Airplane Trip Across Long Island Sound - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-airplane-trip-across-long-island-sound-1910/) - First Airplane Trip Across Long Island Sound - 1910
- [1956 Piper PA-23, N2198P](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1956-piper-pa-23-n2198p/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [1947 Republic Aircraft, N8127K](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1947-republic-aircraft-n8127k/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [1947 Luscombe Airplane, N2867K](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1947-luscombe-airplane-n2867k/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [1946 Ercoupe 415-C N8398C](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1946-ercoupe-415-c-n8398c/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Airships And Flying Machines - Real And Imagined](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/airships-and-flying-machines-real-and-imagined/) - Strange Victorian Era Airships
- [Harry N. Atwood Cross Country Flight Records - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/harry-n-atwood-cross-country-flight-records-1911/) - Harry N. Atwood Cross Country Flight Records - 1911
- [First Airplane Owned By A College In America - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-airplane-owned-by-a-college-in-america-1910/) - Article from The Bridgeport, (CT.), Evening Farmer, June 14, 1910.
- [Alleged Airship Crash - 1906](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/alleged-airship-crash-1906/) - The following news item appeared in The Evening Reporter of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on April 4, 1906, page 3. Apparently there was a man in Franklin, Massachusetts, who played an April fool's prank on his town. JOKER CAUSES EXCITEMENT Franklin People Were Looking For A Wrecked Airship Franklin, Mass.
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - June 29, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-june-29-1955/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - June 29, 1955 On June 29, 1955, the pilot of a a navy AD-5W Skyraider, (Bu. No. 132786), was attempting an emergency landing on Runway 16 at the Quonset Point Naval Air station when the plane lost all power and crashed, killing the pilot and another
- [Derry, N. H. - November 20, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/derry-n-h-november-20-1951/) - Derry, New Hampshire - November 20, 1951 On November 20, 1951, Captain Frank H. McQuaid of the 133rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Grenier Field in Manchester was on a routing training flight when his aircraft caught fire in flight, and he was forced to bail out. Capt. McQuaid landed safely in east
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 19, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-19-1953/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 19, 1953 The circumstances of this crash are unknown as of this writing. The photos are dated August 19, 1953.
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - October 5, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-october-5-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 11:04 a.m. on October 5, 1943, an F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 66103), turned onto its back at the intersection of runways 23 and 34. How the accident occurred is not stated in the crash log. The plane was damaged, but the pilot was not hurt.
- [T. F. Green Airport Crash Rescue Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/t-f-greene-airport-crash-rescue-patch/)
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - September 23, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-23-1943-2/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station On September 23, 1943 an F6F-3 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 25970), crash landed on runway 34 causing damage to the propeller and underside. The pilot was not injured. Source: Quonset Point Crash Logs at Providence College library.
- [Grenier Field, NH - December 23, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/grenier-field-nh-december-23-1942/) - Grenier Field, NH - December 23, 1942
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - September 23, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-23-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 11:49 p.m. on the night of September 23, 1943, an SBD Dauntless, (Bu. No. 28342), was taking off from runway 1 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when it lost power just as it was becoming airborne at the end of the runway. It subsequently
- [Atlantic Ocean, ME. - July 2, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-me-july-2-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean, near Mount Desert Rock - July 3, 1944 On July 2, 1944, a German submarine was sighted by the crew of a fishing boat off Bar Harbor, Maine, and the navy blimp K-14, based in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, was sent to investigate. At 10:15 p.m. that
- [Atlantic Ocean - November 6, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-november-6-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - November 6, 1944
- [Hudson, N. H. - October 2, 2001](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hudson-n-h-october-2-2001/) - Hudson, New Hampshire - October 2, 2001 On October 2, 2001, an antique former military C-45 aircraft with three people aboard took off from Boire Field in Nashua, N. H. While passing over the Hudson area the plane developed a loss of power in one of the engines necessitating an emergency landing. The
- [Windham, N. H. - February 17, 2009](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windham-n-h-february-17-2009/) - Windham, New Hampshire - February 17, 2009 On February 17, 2009, a 47-year-old woman was piloting an ultralight aircraft over Windham when it crashed into an unoccupied home on Harvest Road. The woman had to be extricated form the wreckage by the fire department before being transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- [Nottingham, N. H. - January 7, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nottingham-n-h-january-7-1961/) - Nottingham, New Hampshire - January 7, 1961 On January 7, 1961, a lone pilot took off from an airport in Hampton, N. H., in a single-engine airplane bound for Pawtuckaway Lake in the town of Nottingham to visit a friend. As the pilot was making his approach to land on the frozen
- [Londonderry, N. H. - April 1, 1988](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/londonderry-n-h-april-1-1988/) - Londonderry, New Hampshire - April 1, 1988 On April 1, 1988, a husband and wife were flying over New Hampshire in a Piper Arrow Cherokee when it developed engine trouble. They landed the aircraft at Manchester Airport where it was examined by a mechanic. After the mechanic had addressed the problem, he and
- [Derry, N. H. - August 1, 1968](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/derry-n-h-august-1-1968/) - Derry, New Hampshire - August 1, 1968 At about 7:30 a.m. on the morning of August 1, 1968, a 41-year-old man was piloting a Piper Cub crop dusting aircraft over a farm in Derry. His job that morning was to spray insect repellent on corn crops at a farm on Old Auburn Road.
- [Windham, N. H. - September 5, 1980](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windham-n-h-september-5-1980/) - Windham, New Hampshire - September 5, 1980 Just after 11:00 a.m. on the morning of September 5, 1980, a single-engine Stinson Voyager with four people aboard was taking off from a private airfield in Windham. Just after becoming airborne the aircraft failed to clear a patch of trees at the end of the
- [Derry, N. H. - August 6, 1976](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/derry-n-h-august-6-1976/) - Derry, New Hampshire - August 6, 1976 Shortly before 11:00 p.m. on the night of August 6, 1976, a lake Model LA-4 single-engine seaplane with two men aboard crashed on take off from Beaver Lake in Derry. After the crash the plane partially sank in a small cove near Pond Road. The two
- [West Salisbury, N. H. - January 1, 1997](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/west-salisbury-n-h-january-1-1997/) - West Salisbury, New Hampshire - January 1, 1997 On New Years Day, 1997, a man from Londonderry, N. H., took off from Manchester Airport in a 1946 single-engine aircraft for a routine flight. While passing over the area of West Salisbury at 5,000 feet, the engine suddenly stopped, and the pilot was forced
- [Hampstead, N.H. - April 2, 1982](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hampstead-n-h-april-2-1982/) - Hampstead, New Hampshire - April 2, 1982 On April 2, 1982, a 63-year-old pilot took off from Haverhill, Massachusetts, in a Cessna Skyhawk 2, bound for Hampstead. While over Hampstead, he flew low and circled over the home of a friend who lived on Birchwood Drive, waving from the cockpit. Then, without warning,
- [Haverhill, MA.- August 10, 1986](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/haverhill-ma-august-10-1986/) - Haverhill, Massachusetts - August 10, 1986 On August 10, 1986, a 39-year-old man was working on the 30-horsepower engine of his ultra-light aircraft at Slavit Airport in Haverhill. When he'd finished, he took off on a test flight. As he was piloting the aircraft about 100 feet off the ground, witnesses said the
- [Sanford, ME. - September 12, 1991](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/sanford-me-september-12-1991/) - Sanford, Maine - September 12, 1991 On the morning of September 12, 1991, an 80-year-old pilot from Derry, New Hampshire, flew his Cessna 185 amphibian airplane to Greenville, Maine, to attend an airshow. While he was returning home that afternoon his airplane's engine stopped. Spotting a field the pilot tried to glide to
- [Londonderry, N. H. - February 8, 1972](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/londonderry-n-h-february-8-1972/) - Londonderry, New Hampshire - February 8, 1972 On February 8, 1972, a lone 28-year-old woman from Andover, Massachusetts, was making an instrument landing approach to Grenier Field in Manchester in a single engine Cherokee. It was snowing and darkness was falling. As the plane dropped low to the ground it caught a wire
- [Laconia, N. H. - January 4, 1999](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/laconia-n-h-january-4-1999/) - Laconia, New Hampshire - January 4, 1999 On January 4, 1999, two men took off from Laconia Airport in a Lake LA1-200 seaplane that could land in both water and on land. They pair were bound for Manchester Airport, but not long into the flight the aircraft developed engine trouble and
- [1 Mile So. of Grenier Field, NH - June 20, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1-mile-so-of-grenier-field-nh-june-20-1942/) - 1 mile So. of Grenier Field, NH - June 20, 1942
- [Wethersfield, CT. - March 28, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wethersfield-ct-march-28-1948/) - Wethersfield, Connecticut - March 28, 1948 On March 27, 1948, Army Lieutenant Joseph F. McMillan, (28), of Derry, New Hampshire, took off in a P-51 Mustang aircraft from Grenier Field in Manchester, New Hampshire, bound for Mitchell Field, on Long Island, N. Y. He arrived safely at Mitchell Field, and later took off
- [Bedford & Manchester, N. H. - August 12, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bedford-manchester-n-h-august-12-1947/) - Bedford & Manchester, New Hampshire - August 12, 1947 On the evening of August 12, 1947, Army Major Cullie B. Harris, (29), of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, took off from Bedford, Massachusetts, in a Beechcraft AT-11 advanced trainer, (Ser. No. 43-37121), bound for Grenier Field in Manchester, New Hampshire. Meanwhile,
- [Londonderry, N. H. - November 16, 1980](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/londonderry-n-h-november-16-1980/) - Londonderry, New Hampshire - November 16, 1980 On November 16, 1980, a Beechcraft Musketeer with four people aboard took off from Beverly Airport in Massachusetts bound for Manchester, New Hampshire. As the airplane was passing over Londonderry it developed engine trouble, and the pilot was forced to find a place to make an
- [Kearsarge Mountain, N. H. - July 5, 2004](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/kearsarge-mountain-n-h-july-5-2004/) - Kearsarge Mountain, New Hampshire - July 5, 2004 On July 5, 2004, a 48-year-old pilot and his 17-year-old son took off rom Plattsburgh, New York, bound for Concord, New Hampshire, in a Lake Buccaneer airplane, (reg. No. N6248V). As the plane crossed into New Hampshire the pilot encountered thick clouds and poor weather,
- [Derry, N. H. - September 21, 1996](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/derry-n-h-september-21-1996/) - Derry, New Hampshire - September 21, 1996 On September 21, 1996, a lone 66-year-old pilot took off in a Cessna 180 airplane from a private airstrip at the Hidden Valley Camping Area on Damren Road in Derry. When the aircraft was about 250 feet in the air the engine suddenly quit and the
- [Londonderry, N. H. - May 20, 1979](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/londonderry-n-h-may-20-1979/) - Londonderry, New Hampshire - May 20, 1979 At 9:30 a.m. on the morning of May 20, 1979, a U. S. Navy HH-2D Seasprite Helicopter on a routine training flight crashed in a field on Alexander Road in the town of Londonderry. The aircraft broke apart and burned upon impact scattering
- [Hampstead, NH - August 19, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hampstead-nh-august-19-1943/) - Hampstead, NH - August 15, 1943
- [Derry, N.H. - May 2, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/derry-n-h-may-2-1965/) - Derry, New Hampshire - May 2, 1965 On May 2, 1965, a U.S. Navy T-28 Trojan training aircraft with two men aboard crashed and burned on a wooded hillside in Derry, N. H., killing both men instantly. The men were identified as Captain Norman St. Amand of Derry, and Reedman Jensen of Chicago.
- [Westover Air Force Base - January 19, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westover-air-force-base-january-19-1963/) - Westover Air Force Base - January 19, 1963 On January 19, 1961, a C-97 Stratocruiser with twelve men aboard was making its take-off run for a routine training flight when the front landing gear collapsed and sent the aircraft into a snowbank where it burst into flames. Fortunately all about got out safely,
- [Pease Air Force Base - January 4, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pease-air-force-base-january-4-1961/) - Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire - January 4, 1961 On January 4, 1961, an Air Force B-47E Stratojet, (Ser. No. 53-4244), with four men aboard, crashed on takeoff while taking off for a 7.5 hour training flight. The aircraft impacted and exploded about 500 yards off the end of the runway.
- [Pittsfield, VT. - December 9, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pittsfield-vt-december-9-1960/) - Pittsfield, Vermont - December 9, 1960 On the evening of December 9, 1960, a B-52D Stratofortress, (Ser. No. 55-0114), with eight men aboard, took off from Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts for a training flight. Once airborne, the plane headed northwest out over New York's Adirondack Mountain region. When it
- [Narragansett Bay - June 15, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-june-15-1953/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - June 15, 1953 On June 15, 1953, navy pilot, (Rank unknown), John Ruskin Noble, (24), of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was killed while taking off in a TBM Avenger, (Bu. No. 53730), at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. As he was becoming airborne the plane suddenly lost power and crashed
- [Narragansett Bay - June 20, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-june-20-1957/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - June 20, 1957 On June 20, 1957, Lt. (J.g.) John G. Hughes III, (25) was killed when the Ad Skyraider he was piloting crashed into Narragansett Bay off the end of runway 34 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The details of the crash are not
- [Narragansett Bay - September 9, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-september-9-1956/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - September 9, 1956 On September 9, 1956, Ensign Paul Robert Steese, (21), was killed when the Ad Skyraider aircraft he was piloting crashed in Narragansett Bay off the end of runway 19 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The details of the crash are not known.
- [R.I. Civil Air Patrol patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/r-i-civil-air-patrol-patch/)
- [South Weymouth NAS Crash Rescue Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-weymouth-nas-crash-rescue-patch/)
- [Narragansett Bay - June 13, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-june-13-1954/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - June 13, 1954 On the night of June 13, 1954, Ensign Henry John Schilling, (26), took off from the Cherry Point Air Station in North Carolina in an F2H Banshee fighter jet, (Bu. No. 126405). His destination was the Quonset Point, Naval Air Station in Rhode Island.
- [Charlestown, R. I. - October 21, 1959](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-october-21-1959/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - October 21, 1959 On the evening of October 21, 1959, a navy anti-submarine S2F Tracker, (Bu. No. 136690), was taking part in routine field-landing exercises at the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field, when it crashed and burned in a wooded area north of Route 1, behind the farmhouse at
- [Charlestown Auxiliary Naval Airfield Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-auxiliary-naval-airfield-memorial/) - Charlestown Auxiliary Naval Airfield Memorial
- [Hillsgrove Airport - July 6, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-july-6-1943/) - Hillsgrove Army Air Field - July 6, 1943 Warwick, Rhode Island At 8:05 a.m. on the morning of July 6, 1943, two army air force P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, (Ser. Nos. 41-6440, and 41-6442), were taking off together at the Hillsgrove Army Air Field in Warwick when they collided on the runway.
- [North Kingstown, R.I. - May 18, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-may-18-1957/) - North Kingstown, R.I. - May 18, 1957
- [Charlestown, R.I. - September 29. 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-september-29-1952/) - Charlestown, R. I. - September 29, 1952
- [Quonset Point - May 12, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-may-12-1950/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - May 12, 1950 Updated January 4, 2025 On the morning of May 12, 1950, a flight of two navy TBM-3E Avengers were scheduled to leave the Quonset Point Naval Air Station and fly cross-country to Grouse Isle, Michigan, and then on to Minneapolis, Minn. Both
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 29, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-29-1953/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 29, 1953 On August 29, 1953, the pilot of a navy F9F Panther jet, (Bu. No. 125272), was making a landing approach at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when the plane ran out of fuel and crashed 400 yards from the end of the runway.
- [Otis AFB - June 5, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/otis-afb-june-5-1947/) - Otis AFB - June 5, 1947
- [North Kingstown, R.I. - March 30, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-march-30-1950/) - North Kingstown, R. I. - March 30, 1950
- [Atlantic Ocean - January 16, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-january-16-1945/) - Atlantic Ocean - January 16, 1945 On the night of January 16, 1945, Ensign William Joseph Monagle, Jr., took off from the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field in Charlestown, Rhode Island, for a training flight over the Atlantic Ocean and was lost when his aircraft crashed into the sea off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- [Wilkes-Barre, PA. - May 15, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wilkes-barre-pa-may-15-1945/) - Wilkes-Barre, Penn. - May 15, 1945 Aircraft was from the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Airfield in R. I. On the evening of May 14, 1943, Ensign James Fitzgerald took off from the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field in Charlestown, Rhode Island, for a cross country training flight to the Willow Grove Navy
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - February 24, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-february-24-1948/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station This accident occurred on February 24, 1948, at the end of runway 34. The aircraft was a Martin AM-1 Mauler, (Bu. No. 22265). The pilot's last name was Marshall. The details of the crash are not known. Click on image to enlarge.
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 18, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-18-1950-2/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 18, 1950 On August 18, 1950, a flight of sixteen F4U Corsairs was returning to the Quonset Point NAS after a formation training flight. As the aircraft were in the process of breaking formation in preparation for landing, two of them, Bu. No. 97173, and
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - September 22, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-22-1953/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - September 22, 1953 On September 22, 1953, Lieutenant Commander Richard Bennett, 34, of Presque Isle, Maine, was making a landing approach to runway 34 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in an AD-1 Skyraider, (Bu. No. 09244), when the plane suddenly crashed near the end
- [Atlantic Ocean - August 23, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-august-23-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - August 23, 1944 Ensign James C. Graham, (22), of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was lost on a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean on August 23, 1944. The details of the incident, and the type of aircraft he was flying, are not known. Ensign Graham attended Western Kentucky University
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - September 26, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-26-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station On September 26, 1943, a TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 24113), made a wheels up landing on runway 28 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The plane's underbelly and propeller were damaged, but there were no injuries to the crew. Source: Quonset Point Crash
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - September 14, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-14-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 2:40 p.m. on September 14, 1943, an SBD Dauntless, (Bu. No. 2868), aircraft was taxiing on runway 16 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. As it was doing so it collided into the back of an F4F Wildcat, (Bu. No. 03390), that was parked on runway
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - September 10, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-10-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station On the morning of September 10, 1943, the pilot of an F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 08892), made a wheels up landing on runway 1 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The plane skidded to a stop with severe damage, but the pilot was not injured.
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 25, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-25-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 3:25 p.m. on August 25, 1943, and F4F Wildcat, (Bu. No. 12187), was landing on runway 34 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when the tail wheel broke causing the aircraft to ground loop off the runway. The pilot was not injured. Source:
- [Bourne, MA. - October 9, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bourne-ma-october-9-1942/) - Bourne, MA. - October 9, 1942
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-24-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 8:47 a,m. an OS2U Kingfisher aircraft, (Bu. No. 09413), nosed over on take off on runway 5 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. There were no injuries. Source: Quonset Point Crash log at Providence College Library archives. As a point of
- [Burlington, Vermont, Airport Police Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/burlington-vermont-airport-police-patch/)
- [Bradley International Airport Fire Department Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bradly-international-airport-fire-department-patch/)
- [Westover Field - January 14, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westover-field-january-14-1943/) - Westover Field - January 14, 1943
- [West Greenwich - March 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/west-greenwich-march-24-1943/) - West Greenwich - March 24, 1943
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - November 1, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-november-1-1944/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - November 1, 1944 On November 11, 1944, AMM/3c Robert Horvath, 19, of Elwood City, Pennsylvania, was killed when he was struck by a spinning aircraft propeller of a plane that had just landed. He was part of the landing crew. He'd joined the navy on his 17th
- [Jamestown, R. I. - June 9, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/jamestown-r-i-june-9-1928/) - Jamestown, Rhode Island - June 9, 1928 On June 9, 1928, navy Lieutenant Homer N. Wilkinson, 40, was piloting an O2U Corsair over Narragansett Bay on a routine training flight. With him was Seaman Harry C. Riker. Both men were assigned to the U.S.S. Concord which was anchored not far away.
- [Newport, RI - July 2, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newport-ri-july-2-1928/) - Newport, RI - July 2, 1928
- [Narragansett Bay - July 27, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-july-27-1928/) - Narragansett Bay - July 27, 1928
- [Hopkins Hill, R.I. - April 3, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hopkins-hill-r-i-april-3-1942/) - Hopkins Hill, R.I. - April 3, 1942
- [From Charlestown, R. I. - May 15, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/from-charlestown-r-i-may-15-1945/) - On May 15, 1945, Ensign James Fitzgerald perished when his plane crashed into Bald Mountain in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The type of aircraft and details of the accident are unknown as of this writing. Ensign Fitzgerald's name is on the memorial at the former Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field, in Charlestown, Rhode
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 30, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-30-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 30, 1943 On August 30, 1943, a F6F-3 Hellcat fighter plane, (Bu. No. 26171), was making a landing on runway 19 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when the right side landing gear collapsed forcing the aircraft off the runway damaging the right wing
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 27, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-27-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 27, 1943 At 1:00 p.m. on the afternoon of August 27, 1943, a TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 23945), made an emergency landing with only one wheel down at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Upon doing so, the aircraft ground looped off the runway breaking
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 20, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-20-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 20, 1943 At 11:55 a.m. on August 20, 1943, a British Royal Navy Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-193) was landing on runway 16 when it flipped onto its back. The pilot was not injured, but the plane was damaged. Source: Quonset
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 19, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-19-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 19, 1943 At 12:25 p.m. on August 19, 1943, a British Royal Navy F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-163), ground looped off runway 10 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station and nosed over. The pilot was not injured. Source: Quonset Point
- [Crasnston, R.I. - April 11, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/crasnston-r-i-april-11-1944/) - Cranston, Rhode Island - April 11, 1944 Updated December 27, 2024 On the evening of April 11, 1944, the officials of Cranston and navy authorities were faced with a mystery. According local residents, an unknown navy airplane was observed to pass very low over the Edgewood section of Cranston. It was reportedly low
- [Atlantic Ocean - September 4, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-september-4-1944-2/) - Atlantic Ocean - September 4, 1944 On September 4, 1944, Ensign Charles R. Davis was lost on a night training mission over the Atlantic Ocean while piloting an F6F-5N Hellcat, (Bu. No. 70671). He was assigned to Night Fighter Squadron 106, aka, VF(n) - 106. According to one of the other pilots
- [Atlantic Ocean - February 20, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-february-20-1944/) - Quonset Point, R. I. - February 20, 1944
- [Atlantic Ocean - October 19, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-october-19-1943/) - Atlantic Ocean - October 19, 1943
- [Atlantic Ocean - September, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-september-1942/) - Atlantic Ocean - September, 1942
- [North Atlantic - July 3, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-atlantic-july-3-1941/) - North Atlantic - July 3, 1941 Updated December 22, 2024 On July 3, 1941, a U. S. Navy PBY-5 Catalina (Bu. No. 2347), with seven crewmen aboard took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island bound for Iceland. The aircraft was assigned to VP-72, which was being
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 18, 1943 (#2)](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-18-1943-2/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 18, 1943, (#2) At 10:50 a.m. on the morning of August 18, 1943, a British Royal Navy F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-143), was landing on runway 34 when the plane ground looped off the tarmac and flipped onto its back. The pilot was not injured.
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 18, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-18-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 18, 1943 At 9:50 a.m. on the morning of August 18, 1943, a navy F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 25763), was landing on runway 28 when it ground looped and flipped onto its back. No serious injuries to the pilot. Source:
- [Off Point Judith, R. I. - April 18, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-point-judith-r-i-april-18-1951/) - Off Point Judith, Rhode Island- April 18, 1951 On April 18, 1951, Lieutenant (j.g.) Robert E. Tisdale, (25), took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in a F9F-2 Panther, (Bu. No. 127086). At some point during the flight he lost his life when he crashed into the water 3.5 miles
- [Off Point Judith, R.I. - July 16, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-point-judith-r-i-july-16-1943/) - Off Point Judith, R.I. - July 16, 1943
- [Narragansett Bay, R. I. - July 12, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-r-i-july-12-1943/) - Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island - July 12, 1943 On July 12, 1943, a young Royal Navy lieutenant was piloting a British F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-137), on a routing training flight over Narragansett Bay when he was forced to make an emergency landing in the water off Point Judith. The plane
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 6, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-6-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - July 6, 1943 On July 6, 1943, a British R.A.F., Martlet IV, a.k.a. F4F Wildcat fighter plane, (Bu. No. RN-738), was taking off at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when it suddenly ground looped and went of the runway into some dirt and nosed
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 10, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-10-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - July 10, 1943 On July 10, 1943, a British Royal Navy Martlet IV, a.k.a. F4F Wildcat, (Bu. No. JV-366), lost power and crashed on takeoff from runway 19 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The airplane went into an unused gun mount and shed, tearing away the
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 15, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-15-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 15, 1943 At 10:55 a.m. on the morning of August 15, 1943, an TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 24273), with a crew of three aboard, had just taken off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when a fire, caused by a ruptured oil line, suddenly
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 2, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-2-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - August 2, 1943 At 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of August 2, 1943, a flight of SBD Dauntless aircraft were making a formation takeoff on runway 23 when two of the aircraft collided and locked wings. The propeller of each plane chewed up the wing
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 31, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-31-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - July 31, 1943 On July 31, 1943, an F4F Wildcat, (Bu. No. 12148), ground looped off of runway 19 causing damage to the landing gear and crumpling the port wing. The pilot was not injured. Source: Quonset Point Crash Log at
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 30, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-30-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - July 30, 1943 At 10:40 p.m. on the night of July 30, 1943, a TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 06097), with a pilot and two crewmen aboard, made an emergency wheels up crash-landing on runway 5. There were no injuries. Source: Quonset
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 29, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-29-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - July 29, 1943 At 5:20 p.m. on the evening of July 29, 1943, crash/rescue trucks at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station were sent to stand-by on runway 19 for an incoming F4F-3 Wildcat, (Bu. No. 5164), the pilot of which had declared an emergency. The
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 25, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-25-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - July 25, 1943 On July 25, 1943, a Curtiss-Wright SNC-1 Falcon training aircraft, (Bu. No. 05201), crash landed on runway 23 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station causing damage to the wings. The pilot and instructor were not injured. Later that same
- [Quonset Point NAS - August 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-nas-august-24-1943/) - Quonset Point NAS - August 24, 1943
- [Narragansett Bay - July 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-july-24-1943/) - Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island - July 24, 1943 On July 24, 1943, Sub Lieutenant Kenneth Lester Boddington of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves was piloting an F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-129), on a training flight. As he was approaching runway 23 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station to make a landing, his aircraft
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - July 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-july-24-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 4:48 p.m. on July 24, 1943, a Royal Air Force F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-166), crash landed and came to rest on its nose on runway 34 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The pilot was not injured, Source: Quonset Point Crash
- [Narragansett Bay, R. I. - July 16, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-r-i-july-16-1943/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - July 16, 1943
- [Narragansett Bay, R. I. - July 21, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-r-i-july-21-1943/) - Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island - July 21, 1943 On July 21, 1943, Sub Lieutenant Derek Charles Newton Lovely, (20), of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves, was piloting an F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-138), over the Tiverton area when his aircraft developed an unspecified problem forcing him to bail out. The plane crashed
- [Quonset Point, R.I. - September 1, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-september-1-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station On September 1, 1943, a British TBM Avenger, (Bu. No. JZ-316), landed at the end of runway 23 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station and collided with an American SB2A Buccaneer, (Bu. No. 29237), that was taxiing. Both aircraft received "considerable" damage the their right wings, but
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - August 31, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-august-31-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station At 11:12 a.m. on August 31, 1943, a navy TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 23886), was landing at the Quonset Point Naval Air station when it ground looped off runway 10 and crashed into a building used for pistol practice. The aircraft and building were damaged, but there
- [Marion, MA. February 4, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marion-ma-february-4-1943/) - Marion, MA. - February 4, 1943
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - December 2, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-december-2-1944/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - December 2, 1944 Just after 9 p.m. on the night of December 2, 1944, a TBF Avenger (Bu. No. 46250), collided with an F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 42266), at the intersection of Runways 5 and 1. There was extensive damage to both aircraft, and serious injuries to
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - November 27, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-november-27-1944/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - November 27, 1944 At 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of November 27, 1944, a navy F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 44296), made an emergency landing in a "fishing cover" near the airfield. The reason for the landing was not specified. The plane came to rest in three
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - December 6, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-december-6-1943/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - December 6, 1943 At 8:50 a.m. on the morning of December 6, 1943, a TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 24400), was taxiing when it collided with a parked F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 66139), chewing up the tail of the Hellcat and causing damage to the propeller of
- [Quonset Point NAS - December 5, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-nas-december-5-1943/) - Quonset Point NAS - December 5, 1943
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - June 4, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-june-4-1945/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station - June 4, 1945 On June 4, 1945, a F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. 81639) was making a landing at the Quonset Point NAS when a wheel strut broke causing the plane to ground loop, damaging the propeller and breaking the left wing. The pilot was not injured.
- [Quonset Point Naval Air Station - June 14, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-naval-air-station-june-14-1943/) - Quonset Point naval Air Station - June 14, 1943
- [Westport, MA. - December 18, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westport-ma-december-18-1944/) - Westport, Massachusetts - December 18, 1944 On December 18, 1944, a navy aircraft with three men aboard took off from Otis Field in Falmouth, Massachusetts, bound for Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island. After becoming airborne, ice began forming on the fuselage and the plane began loosing altitude. The pilot knew
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 10, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-10-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 10, 1944
- [Westerly, R. I. - August 27, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-august-27-1944/) - Westerly, Rhode Island - August 27, 1944 On August 27, 1944, a group of U. S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter planes were taking part in a gunnery practice exercise over the Misquamicut area of Westerly. Shortly before noon, one of the planes, (Bu. No. 42995), developed engine trouble and the pilot was
- [Ford Tri-Motor Aircraft Tour - 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ford-tri-motor-aircraft-tour-1929/) - Article from The Cranston (R.I.) News, September 4, 1929.
- [Exeter, R. I. - June 20, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/exeter-r-i-june-20-1944/) - Exeter, Rhode Island - June 20, 1944 On June 20, 1944, a flight of three Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft took off from Quonset Point Naval Air Station for a routine training flight. As the aircraft were passing over the town of Exeter, one of them, (Bu. No. 58727), crashed into a wooded
- [Exeter, R. I. - September 8, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/exeter-r-i-september-8-1943/) - Exeter, R. I. - September 8, 1943
- [Block Island Sound - April 1, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-sound-april-1-1944/) - Block Island Sound - April 1, 1944
- [South Kingstown, R.I. - May 31, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-kingstown-r-i-may-31-1944/) - South Kingstown, R. I. - May 31, 1944
- [Charlestown, R.I. - May 14, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-may-14-1944/) - Charlestown, R. I. - May 14, 1944
- [Quonset Point, R. I. - April 21, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-april-21-1944-2/) - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Not much is known of this accident as only a small amount of information appeared in the press. On April 21, 1944, a navy aircraft was attempting to take off at the Quonset Point Naval Air station when the plane suddenly veered off course and
- [North Kingstown, R.I. - April 22, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-kingstown-r-i-april-22-1944/) - North Kingstown, R. I. - April 22, 1944
- [Charlestown, R.I. - April 17, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-april-17-1944/) - Charlestown, R.I. - April 17, 1944
- [Atlantic Ocean - August 18, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-august-18-1943/) - Atlantic Ocean - August 18, 1943 On August 18, 1943, a U. S. Navy Martin Mariner with twelve men aboard took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island for an anti-submarine training flight. While participating in the exercise the plane crashed into the ocean a few miles off
- [Atlantic Ocean - July 16, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-july-16-1943/) - Atlantic Ocean - July 16, 1943 On the afternoon of July 16, 1943, a U. S. Navy TBM Avenger with three men aboard took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island for a training flight over the Atlantic Ocean. At about 2:30 p.m., the aircraft crashed into the
- [Northeast of Augusta. ME. - May 2, 1972](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northeast-of-augusta-me-may-2-1972/) - Missing Aircraft Possibly Northeast of Augusta, Maine - May 2, 1972 At 8:30 a.m. on the morning of May 2, 1972, Lewis "Billy" Hogan, Jr., (28), took off from Danbury, Connecticut, in a new yellow and white, single-engine, Champion Citabria, aircraft, Reg. No. N11655. His destination was Houlton Airport in Houlton, Maine. Houlton
- [Falmouth, MA. - May 16, 1987](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/falmouth-ma-may-16-1987/) - Falmouth, Massachusetts - May 16, 1987 On the afternoon of May 16, 1987, a husband and wife took off from Hyannis Airport in a 1978 Piper Arrow III bound for New Haven, Connecticut. When the plane was about two miles south of Falmouth Harbor an oil seal in the propeller blew spraying the
- [Atlantic Ocean - June 6, 1983](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-june-6-1983/) - Atlantic Ocean - June 6, 1983
- [Falmouth, MA. - July 7, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/falmouth-ma-july-7-1942/) - Falmouth, Massachusetts - July 7, 1942 On July 7, 1942, two men were flying in a Luscombe trainer aircraft because one was in the process of qualifying for a civilian pilot instructors rating. As the aircraft was passing over the Hatchville area of Falmouth, the controls jammed and both men, each wearing a
- [Nantucket, MA. - April 6, 1985](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nantucket-ma-april-6-1985/) - Nantucket, Massachusetts - April 6, 1985 On April 6, 1985, a twin-engine Piper Navajo with eight people aboard took off from Hyannis, Massachusetts, bound for Namtucket. As the aircraft approached Nantucket it began to encounter fog conditions. Fog at the Nantucket Airport had reduced visibility to barely a mile. The pilot
- [Martha's Vineyard, MA. - November 25, 1980](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marthas-vineyard-ma-november-25-1980/) - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - November 25, 1980 On the morning of November 25, 1980, a lone pilot with 30 years of flight experience took off from Plymouth Airport in Plymouth, Mass., in a single-engine Globe GC-1B airplane, (N80674), bound for Martha's Vineyard, and disappeared in route. It was reported that he never arrived
- [Falmouth, MA. - July 30, 1973](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/falmouth-ma-july-30-1973/) - Falmouth, Massachusetts - July 30, 1973 On July 30, 1973, a lone pilot was flying a twin-engine Beechcraft C-18, (Reg #N44565), just off the shore of Falmouth when the pilot turned off the motor to switch from one fuel tank to another and then couldn't restart the engine. The pilot made an emergency
- [Falmouth, MA. - July 15, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/falmouth-ma-july-15-1951-2/) - Falmouth, Massachusetts - July 15, 1951 On the afternoon of July 15, 1951 two men took off from Coonamessett Airport in Falmouth in a Luscombe trainer aircraft. As they were flying at an altitude of about 550 feet the engine suddenly stopped. The pilot attempted to glide the plane in for an emergency
- [Otis Air Field - March 27, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/otis-air-field-march-27-1944/) - Otis Air Field - March 27, 1944
- [Portland, Me. - April 29, 1987](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/portland-me-april-29-1987/) - Portland, Maine - April 29, 1987 On April 29, 1987 a twin-engine Cessna Aztec with a lone pilot aboard crashed in a wooded area about 6.5 miles north of the Portland Jet Port and about 1.5 miles from the nearest road. The wreckage was found by a state police helicopter, which vectored a
- [Wolfboro, N.H. - April 2, 1985](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wolfboro-n-h-april-2-1985/) - Woldboro, N.H. - April 2, 1985
- [Provincetown, MA. - August 31, 2011](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/provincetown-ma-august-31-2011/) - Provincetown, Massachusetts - August 31, 2011 At 10:45 P.M. on August 31, 2011, a small single-engine airplane with a man and woman aboard took off from the Provincetown Municipal Airport. Just after becoming airborne, the plane was seen to bank to the left and then crash about 600 feet from the end of
- [Off Falmouth, MA. - November 21, 2001](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-falmouth-ma-november-21-2001/) - Off Falmouth, Massachusetts - November 21, 2001 At about 12:30 P.M. on November 21, 2001, a small airplane was seen in distress over Vineyard Sound. According to witnesses, the plane skimmed the water twice before crashing and breaking apart about two miles from shore off the end of Manauhant Road. Police, fire,
- [Falmouth, MA. - December 19, 1972](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/falmouth-ma-december-19-1972/) - Falmouth, Massachusetts - December 19, 1972 On December 19, 1972 the co-owner of the Falmouth Airport and a passenger took off from the airport in a 31-year-old Taylorcraft airplane. Just after becoming airborne the engine suddenly stopped due to carburetor icing, and the plane crashed into some nearby woods. Neither of the
- [Pawtucket, R. I. - July 22, 1978](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pawtucket-r-i-july-22-1978/) - Pawtucket, Rhode Island - July 22, 1978 On Friday, July 21, 1978, a 25-year-old transport pilot working for a Barnstable Massachusetts aviation company picked up a single-engine Beechcraft Musketeer at a sales dealership in New Bedford, Mass. The aircraft was to be delivered to an airshow in Connecticut. The pilot left New Bedford
- [Norwood, Ma. - May 8, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwood-ma-may-8-1935/) - Norwood, Massachusetts - May 8, 1935 On May 8, 1935, a 40-year-old instructor at the Harvard Institute of Geography, and instructor of aerial photography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, took off from the Norwood Airport in a small plane to demonstrate some aerobatic maneuvers in order to qualify for a limited commercial pilot
- [Swampscott, MA - September 29, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/swampscott-ma-september-29-1950/) - Swampscott, MA - September 29, 1950
- [Marblehead, Ma. - June 18, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marblehead-ma-june-18-1948/) - Marblehead, Massachusetts - June 18, 1948 At 6 a.m. on the morning of June 18, 1948, two men, Albert R. Haley, (28), and Melvin S. Hamson, (21), were flying an a single-engine, two-seat, aircraft over the town of Marblehead when they developed engine trouble attempted to make an emergency landing at a playground.
- [North Smithfield, R. I. - February 21, 1972](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-smithfield-r-i-february-21-1972/) - North Smithfield, Rhode Island - February 21, 1972 On the afternoon of February 21, 1972, a Cessna 150 aircraft with two people aboard took off from North Central State Airport in Smithfield, R. I. Those aboard included a 46-year-old female flight instructor from Smithfield, and a 26-year-old man from Lincoln, R.
- [Central Falls, R. I. - August 3, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/central-falls-r-i-august-3-1930/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Hunt Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Fiskeville, R. I. - 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hunt-aircraft-manufacturing-co-fiskeville-r-i-1930/) - Little is known about the Hunt Aircraft Manufacturing Company of Fiskeville, R. I. Fiskeville, as a village in the southwest portion of the City of Cranston, and borders the town of Scituate and Coventry. What is known comes from a newspaper article that appeared in the New York Times on May
- [Pembroke College Aviation Club - 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pembroke-college-aviation-club-1944/) - On January 10, 1944, it was reported in the New York Times that a group of young women attending Pembroke College at Brown University (In Providence, Rhode Island) had organized an aviation club consisting of over forty students. The founder was Elizabeth Moore of Hopewell Junction, N.Y. It was further reported that the new
- [1930s Civil Aeronautics Administration Emblem](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1930s-civil-aeronautics-administration-emblem/)
- [M. Morat, Aeronaut, Balloonist](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/m-morat-aeronaut-balloonist/) - Very little is known about a 19th century aeronaut who was identified in the press only as "M. Morat". His first name, his date of birth, and date of death are all unknown. Newspaper articles from the mid-1800s indicate he made over sixty balloon ascensions; some in Havana, Cuba, New Orleans, New Jersey,
- [The Mystery of Gerhard Finkenbeiner - 1999](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-mystery-of-gerhard-finkenbeiner-1999/) - The Mystery of Gerhard Finkenbeiner - 1999
- [Forgotten Tales of North Central Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/forgotten-tales-of-north-central-airport/) - Forgotten Tales of North Central Airport
- [Arthur Gould's Vision Of The Future - 1926](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/arthur-goulds-vision-of-the-future-1926/) - Arthur Gould's Vision Of The Future - 1926
- [Joe Seymour - First Aeroplane Flight In New England?](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/joe-seymour-first-aeroplane-flight-in-new-england/) - Joe Seymour - First Aeroplane Flight In New England?
- [Chance Relics Reveal A Forgotten Tale](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/chance-relics-reveal-a-forgotten-tale/) - Chance Relics Reveal A Forgotten Tale
- [The Uxbridge Bomber Crash - May 18, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-uxbridge-bomber-crash-may-18-1944/) - The Uxbridge Bomber Crash - May 18, 1944
- [Lasting Effects Of A Late Winter Storm -1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lasting-effects-of-a-late-winter-storm-1943/) - Lasting Effects Of A Later Winter Storm - 1943
- [A WWII Footnote to History](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/a-footnote-to-history/) - William Benn, Bill Benn, Major Benn, Smithfield Airport, Battle of Bismark Sea, Stillwater R.I., Smithfield R.I., Bryant University, Bryant College plane , General Kenney, 5th Air Force, John Emin
- [Grooms, Balloons, And Aerial Honeymoons](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/grooms-balloons-and-aerial-honeymoons/) - Grooms, Balloons, And Aerial Honeymoons
- [Jack McGee - Early Daredevil Of The Rhode Island Skies](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/jack-mcgee-early-daredevil-of-the-rhode-island-skies/) - Jack-McGee - Early Daredevil Of The Rhode Island Skies
- [Waterville Valley, N.H. - March 19, 1966](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waterville-valley-n-h-march-19-1966/) - Waterville Valley, VT. - March 19, 1966
- [Randolph, VT. - June 27, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/randolph-vt-june-27-1943/) - Randolph, Vermont - June 27, 1943 On June 27, 1943, a B-17 Flying Fortress, (Ser. No. 42-30417), with ten crewmen aboard, was flying from Nebraska to Maine. From Maine it would fly overseas. While the aircraft was passing over Vermont, it developed severe engine trouble and could not stay airborne. The pilot ordered the
- [Off Jamestown, R.I. - June 6, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-jamestown-r-i-june-6-1944/) - Off Jamestown, R. I. - June 6, 1944
- [Atlantic Ocean - July 11, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-july-11-1965/) - Atlantic Ocean - July 12, 1965
- [Pelham, MA. - July 20, 1968](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pelham-ma-july-20-1968/) - Pelham, Massachusetts - July 20, 1968 On Friday, July 20, 1968, a flight of two navy A-4 Skyhawk aircraft took off from Cecil Field near Jacksonville, Florida, for a routine flight to Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The flight was uneventful until the planes reached Massachusetts where they encountered fog
- [Phillipston, MA. - June 13, 1960](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/phillipston-ma-june-13-1960/) - Phillipston, Massachusetts - June 13, 1960 On June 13, 1960, Major Emmett S. Barrentine took off from Westover Air Force Base in a Lockheed F-104A fighter jet (Ser. No. 56-0806) for a routine test flight. During the flight, while descending from high altitude over the town of Gardner, Mass., Major Barrentine noticed the low
- [Westfield, MA. - July 10, 1983](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westfield-ma-july-10-1983/) - Westfield, Massachusetts - July 10, 1983 On the afternoon of July 10, 1983, a 34-year-old pilot from Somers, Connecticut, took off from Westfield - Barnes Regional Airport in a Bede BD-5B aircraft, (reg. no. N83SK), for the purpose of a test flight. The pilot had built the plane himself from a kit over
- [Lake Champlain - January 21, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lake-champlain-january-21-1971/) - Lake Champlain - January 21, 1971
- [Waldoboro, ME. - March 24, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/waldoboro-me-march-24-1944/) - Waldoboro, Maine - March 24, 1944 On March 24, 1944, two British pilots took off from the Brunswick Naval Air Station for a training flight. Both pilots were flying American made Corsairs with British markings. While conducting aerial maneuvers over the town of Waldoboro they collided in mid-air and both crashed in
- [Seekonk, MA - November 25, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/seekonk-ma-november-25-1928/) - Seekonk, MA - November 25, 1928
- [Providence, RI - May 13, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-ri-may-13-1929/) - Providence, RI - May 13, 1929
- [Airplane Followed Paul Revere's Route - 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/airplane-followed-paul-reveres-route-1925/) - The following article appeared in The Evening Star of Washington, D.C., on April 20, 1925. Lt. James H. Doolittle later went on to make history in World War II. Click on article to enlarge.
- [Revere, MA. - October 14, 1921](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/revere-ma-october-14-1921/) - Revere, Massachusetts - October 14, 1921 At about noon time on October 14, 1921, two men were killed when their airplane crashed on Temple Street in Revere, not far from the Lynn town line. No further details were given in the brief press release. Source: The Caledonian-Record, (St. Johnsbury,
- [Revere, MA. - November 6, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/revere-ma-november-6-1938/) - Revere, Massachusetts - November 6, 1938 On November 6, 1938, an 18-year-old pilot from Malden, Massachusetts, was killed, and his 20-year-old passenger, also from Malden, was seriously injured, when their small cabin plane stalled at an altitude of 350 feet, and crashed to the ground at Mueller Airport in Revere. The injured man
- [Caswell, ME. - June 18, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/caswell-me-june-18-1952/) - Caswell, Maine - June 18, 1952 Shortly after midnight on the morning of June 18, 1952, Air Force Captain Paul H. Wilkins was piloting an F-86 Sabre jet (Ser. No. 49-1310) on a routine training flight over northern Maine when the engine lost all power and he was forced to bail out.
- [East Longmeadow, MA. - December 17, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-longmeadow-ma-december-17-1942/) - East Long Meadow, MA. - December 17, 1942
- [The Williamsburg, Mass. B-24 Bomber Crash - May 1, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-williamsburg-mass-b-24-bomber-crash-may-1-1945/) - The Williamsburg, Mass. B-24 Bomber Crash - May 1, 1945
- [Hartford Aero Club](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hartford-aero-club/) - The Hartford Aero Club was established in October of 1908 and was still active into the 1930s. Hiram Maxim was the club's first President. Click on images to enlarge. According to The Norwich Bulletin, February 22, 1910, the club purchased a "new biplane glider airship", called The Hartford No.1.
- [Cheshire, CT. - September 29, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cheshire-ct-september-29-1941/) - Cheshire, Connecticut - September 29, 1941 On the late afternoon of September 29, 1941, a 23-year-old pilot and an unidentified passenger took off from Bristol, Connecticut. The aircraft was owned by the Engineer Aero Club of Bristol. About two hours after taking off, the plane clipped some telephone wires and crashed into a
- [Warwick, R. I. - July 9, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-july-9-1942/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - July 9, 1942 On July 9, 1942, a small plane with a pilot and two passengers aboard took off from Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick for a routine flight. The pilot, was an experienced flyer with about 2,400 hours in the air. He also held a commercial pilot's license with
- [Belchetown, MA. - May 3, 1962](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/belchetown-ma-may-3-1962/) - Belchertown, MA. - May 3, 1962
- [Belchertown, MA. - June 21, 1963](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/belchertown-ma-june-21-1963/) - Belchertown, Massachusetts - June 21, 1963 At about 1:00 a.m. in the morning of June 21, 1963, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Strato-Tanker, (Ser. No. 57-1498), was returning to Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts, during a heavy rain storm when the aircraft crashed into the Granby side of Turkey Hill
- [The Enduring Mystery Of The White Bird](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-white-bird/) - The Enduring Mystery Of The White Bird
- [Atlantic Ocean - September 8, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-september-8-1949/) - Atlantic Ocean - September 8, 1949
- [Preston, CT. - August 3, 1954](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/preston-ct-august-3-1954/) - Preston, Connecticut - August 3, 1954 On August 3, 1954, an Air France Super Constellation airliner with 37 people aboard was in route from Paris, France, to New York's Idlewild Airport, today known as Kennedy International Airport. As the flight approached the east coast it encountered heavy rain and low cloud cover and
- [Brockton, MA - October 4, 1905](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brockton-ma-october-4-1905/) - Brockton, MA - October 4, 1905
- [Connecticut Airport Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticut-airport-postal-covers/) - Connecticut Airport Postal Covers
- [Massachusetts Airport Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/massachusetts-airport-postal-covers/) - Massachusetts Airport Postal Covers
- [Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/massachusetts-civil-air-patrol-patch/)
- [R. I. Air National Guard 143d Tactical Airlift Insignia](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/r-i-air-national-guard-143d-tactical-airlift-insignia/) - R.I. Air National Guard 143d Tactical Airlift Patch
- [Rhode Island Airport Police Insignia](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-airport-police-insignia/) - Rhode Island Airport Police Insignia
- [Southampton, MA. - June 19, 1964](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/southampton-ma-june-19-1964/) - Southampton, Massachusetts - June 19, 1964 At 11 p.m. on the night of June 19, 1964, a twin-engine Aero Commander 680, (Reg. No. N3445), with five people aboard, was making an approach to Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts, when the plane crashed in an apple orchard in the town of Southampton. The
- [New Bedford, MA - September 15, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-bedford-ma-september-15-1957/) - New Bedford, MA - September 15, 1957
- [Mansfield, MA. - October 29, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mansfield-ma-october-29-1971/) - Mansfield. Massachusetts - October 29, 1971 On October 29, 1971, a 44-year-old pilot from Braintree, Mass., was not injured when he crashed his single engine airplane in a field on a farm located 100 yards away from the Mansfield Airport. No further details are known. Source: The Pawtucket Times, "Plane Crashes;
- [Hillsgrove Airport, R. I. - April 14, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-r-i-april-14-1948/) - Hillsgrove Airport - April 14, 1948 On April 14, 1948, a 31-year-old pilot was soloing in a Piper Cub J-3 airplane. The pilot was a student training under the GI benefit program and was making practice landings at the Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick. The pilot began a landing approach, but while still 1,000
- [Glocester, R. I. - June 10, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/glocester-r-i-june-10-1935/) - Glocester, Rhode Island - June 10, 1935 On the evening of June 10, 1935, a man and woman took off from Riverhead, Long Island, in a small cabin monoplane bound for Norwood, Massachusetts. While passing over Rhode Island the plane encountered thick fog and poor visibility. The pilot opted to make an
- [Wilkins Airport, North Attleboro, Mass.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wilkins-airport-north-attleboro-mass/) - Click on images to enlarge. See links at bottom of page for more info. Wilkins Airport Crash - June, 1941 Wilkins Airport Crash - June, 1948 Wilkins Airport Fire - 1949 Wilkins Airport Crash - June, 1955
- [North Attleboro, MA. - June 16, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-attleboro-ma-june-16-1955/) - North Attleboro, Massachusetts - June 16, 1955 On June 16, 1955, two men in small airplane took off from Wilkins Airport in North Attleboro for a routine flight. An hour later the plane returned to the field and was making a landing approach amidst strong gusty winds. The winds were due to an
- [North Attleboro, MA. - June 6, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-attleboro-ma-june-6-1941/) - North Attleboro, Massachusetts - June 6, 1941 On the evening of June 6, 1941, a 28-year-old pilot from Attleboro, Massachusetts, flew his Challenger biplane from Taunton, Massachusetts, to Wilkins Field in North Attleboro. There he landed without incident, while his wife and two children looked on. The wife had driven to the airfield
- [North Attleboro, MA. - November 25, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-attleboro-ma-november-25-1949/) - North Attleboro, Massachusetts - November 25, 1949 On the afternoon of November 25, 1949, a fire broke out in the repair hangar at Wilkins Airport. A mechanic who was working on a four-seat Bellanca cabin airplane inside the building when the fire started, attempted to fight the flames with a fire extinguisher, but
- [Madison, CT. - December 3, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/madison-ct-december-3-1950/) - Madison, Connecticut - December 3, 1950 On Saturday, December 2, 1950, three national guardsmen rented a plane and flew from Aberdeen, Maryland, to Wilkins Airport in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, to visit family for the night. On Sunday, December 3, as the three were preparing to fly back to Maryland, they learned that they
- [Brockton, MA.- December 21, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brockton-ma-december-21-1953/) - Brockton, Massachusetts - December 21, 1953 On the evening of December 21, 1953, a 35-year-old veteran pilot with ten years flying experience, and her mother, took off in a two seat aircraft from the Wilkins Airport in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The purpose of the flight was to see town greens decorated with Christmas
- [Attleboro, MA. - May 16, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/attleboro-ma-may-16-1952/) - Attleboro, Massachusetts - May 16, 1952 On the afternoon of May 16, 1952, a 30-year-old pilot took off from Wilkins Airport in North Attleboro for a routine flight. Not long after take off the plane developed engine trouble and the pilot was forced to land in a newly plowed field about a quarter
- [Boston, MA. - May 19, 1938](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-ma-may-19-1938/) - Boston, Massachusetts - May 19, 1938 On the morning of May 19, 1938, a 23-year-old pilot and his passenger took off in a light monoplane aircraft from Boston Airport. About twenty minutes later, (for reasons not stated in the newspaper article), the pilot was forced to make a landing in the mud flats
- [Hillsgrove Airport - May 14, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-may-14-1947/) - Hillsgrove Airport - May 14, 1947
- [North Attleboro, MA. - June 18, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-attleboro-ma-june-18-1948/) - North Attleboro, Massachusetts - June 18, 1948 On the morning of June 18, 1948, a 27-year-old pilot took off from Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, in a Cessna 140 airplane. His destination was Wilkins Airport in North Attleboro. Upon reaching the airport, the pilot attempted to land, but overshot the filed and
- [Eastport, ME. - June 17, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/eastport-me-june-17-1948/) - Eastport, Maine - June 17, 1948 On June 17, 1948, two men took off in a light plane from the Eastport Airport. Just after becoming airborne the engine stalled and the plane crashed and burst into flames. The 22-year-old pilot was killed. A bystander managed to pull the 22-year-old passenger from the flaming
- [Cumberland, R. I. - January 23, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cumberland-r-i-january-23-1948/) - Cumberland, Rhode Island - January 23, 1948 On the morning of January 23, 1948, a 21-year-old pilot from Boston took off from the Norwood, Massachusetts, Airport in a Piper Cub airplane for a practice flight. Once airborne, thick fog rolled in so the pilot began heading south towards Rhode Island to get clear
- [Warwick, R. I. - August 16, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-august-16-1940/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - August 16, 1940 On August 16, 1940, a 24-year-old student pilot in a Piper Cub was waiting for clearance to take off from Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick. Meanwhile, a 35-year-old student pilot in a Luscombe aircraft was returning to the airport from a solo flight. As the Liscombe
- [Lippitt Aviation Corp. - 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lippitt-aviation-corp-1949/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Smithfield Airport - May 17, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-airport-may-17-1947/) - Smithfield Airport - May 17, 1947
- [Smithfield, R. I. - April 23, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-april-23-1939/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - April 23, 1939 On April 24, 1939, a 24-year-old pilot from Pawtucket, R. I., took off from the Smithfield Airport in a recently repaired two-seat biplane. After circling the airport, the pilot attempted to land. As he did so the landing gear collapsed and the plane ground-looped, wrecking the
- [North Central Airport - July 19, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-central-airport-july-19-1952/) - North Central Airport - July 19, 1952
- [Hillsgrove Airport - August 28, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-august-28-1935/) - Hillsgrove Airport - August 28, 1935
- [Boston Harbor - May 2, 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-harbor-may-2-1925/) - Boston Harbor - May 2, 1925
- [Hillsgrove Airport, RI - June 24, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-airport-ri-june-24-1942/) - Hillsgrove Airport, RI - April 24, 1942
- [Off Point Judith, R. I. - November 23, 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-point-judith-r-i-november-23-1911/) - Off Point Judith, Rhode Island - November 23, 1911 On November 23, 1911, the United States Navy battleship, U.S.S. Ohio, (BB-12), was in Narragansett Bay to take part in an historical aviation test. The exercise, reportedly the first of its kind, was to examine the practicality of launching and receiving aircraft aboard a
- [Atlantic Ocean - February 1, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-february-1-1957-2/) - Atlantic Ocean - February 1, 1957 On February 1, 1957, a B-47E Stratojet, (#53-6198), took off from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for a routine flight. When the aircraft was about 11 miles off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, it caught fire in flight and was seen by fishermen to crash into the ocean.
- [Atlantic Ocean - February 1, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-february-1-1957/) - Atlantic Ocean - February 1, 1957
- [Greenwich, CT. - February 1, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenwich-ct-february-1-1957/) - Greenwich, Connecticut - February 1, 1957 On the night of February 1, 1957, a 55-year-old man was piloting a Piper Cub airplane from Providence, Rhode Island, to Teeterboro, New Jersey. While passing over Connecticut he encountered severe snowy weather and was forced to make an emergency landing on the Merritt Parkway near the
- [Quonset Point, R.I. - November 16, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-november-16-1956/) - Quonset Point, R. I. - November 16, 1952
- [Mantup Airfield, Putnam, Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mantup-airfield-putnam-connecticut/) - Mantup Airfield, Putnam, Connecticut Mantup Airfield evolved at the Mantup Farm located in the Gary section of Putnam. Connecticut. The make-shift airport appears to have been established in the late 1920s as a venue for airshows, "barnstormers", parachute drops, and plane rides. By the summer of 1930, the airfield had to compete with
- [Putnam, CT. - April 23, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/putnam-ct-april-23-1929/) - Putnam, Connecticut - April 23, 1929 On April 20, 1929, Army Lieutenant Everett L. Davis took off from Langley Field in Virginia and flew to Mantup Field in Putnam to spend a couple of days visiting family. He was piloting a military Curtiss Falcon at the time. On April 23, he
- [Brainard Airport, CT. - August 29, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brainard-airport-ct-august-29-1928/) - Brainard Airport, Connecticut - August 29, 1928 On the morning of August 29, 1928, pilot Frederick J. Boots, (29) took off from Brainard Airport in a Monocoupe airplane. Once airborne he circled the field and appeared to be attempting to land when the plane suddenly fell from an altitude of about 100 feet
- [Putnam, CT. - November 18, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/putnam-ct-november-18-1930/) - Putnam, Connecticut - November 18, 1930 On the morning of November 18, 1930, a lone pilot took off from Mantup Field in Putnam for a test flight before proceeding to Massachusetts. Shortly after becoming airborne, the motor sputtered and stopped and he was forced to make a crash landing in the surrounding woods.
- [Putnam, CT. - November 9, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/putnam-ct-november-9-1930/) - Putnam, Connecticut - November 9, 1930 On the afternoon of November 9, 1930, a pilot was giving scenic plane rides from Mantup Field in Putnam. At about 3:30 PM he took off with a married couple for a routine flight over the nearby town of Danielson. The aircraft was owned by Skyways Transportation.
- [Putnam, Connecticut, Air Meet - 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/putnam-connecticut-air-meet-1929/) - Click here for info on Mantup Field. Click on images to enlarge.
- [Putnam, CT. - April 18, 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/putnam-ct-april-18-1936/) - Putnam, Connecticut - April 18, 1936 On April 18, 1936, two men, both employees of the Standard Oil Company, were flying from New York to Putnam Airport so one of the men could visit his son who attended Pomfret School. Upon reaching the airport they saw that red flags had been posted indicating
- [Putnam, CT. - August 26, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/putnam-ct-august-26-1943/) - Putnam, Connecticut - August 26, 1943 In the early morning hours of August 26, 1943, a 23-year-old Civil Air Patrol lieutenant was piloting a two-seat Taylorcraft airplane when he was forced to land at the Israel Putnam Airport because his main fuel tank was low, and the pump to feed fuel from the
- [Long Island Sound - August 28, 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-august-28-1935/) - Long Island Sound - August 28, 1935 On the morning of August 28, 1935, Donald K. Phillips, 23, of Providence, Rhode Island, took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, bound for Providence. From there he planned to fly to Ohio for the Cleveland air races. The aircraft
- [Killingly, CT. - July 31, 1932](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/killingly-ct-july-31-1932/) - Killingly, Connecticut - July 31, 1932 On the afternoon of July 31, 1932, what was described as a "large Wright Whirlwind type" aircraft with a man and his two sisters aboard, was traveling from Springfield, Massachusetts, to Putnam, Connecticut, to meet some friends who would then fly with them to Vermont. The pilot
- [Boston Airport - August 27, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-airport-august-27-1929-2/) - Boston Airport - August 27, 1929
- [Boston Harbor, MA - May 18, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-harbor-ma-may-18-1930/) - Boston Harbor, May 18, 1930
- [East Greenwich, R. I. - June 7, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-greenwich-r-i-june-7-1928/) - East Greenwich, Rhode Island - June 7, 1928 On June 7, 1928, pilot Evald Lundberg of East Greenwich was giving airplane rides from a field on the farm of Irvine Law. After giving several flights without incident, he took off just before 8 pm with a single passenger for what was to be
- [Seekonk, MA.- October 27, 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/seekonk-ma-october-27-1925/) - Seekonk, Massachusetts - October 27, 1925 On the afterno0n of October 27, 1925, what was reportedly "the largest cargo airplane in the world" took off from Hartford, Connecticut, bound for Boston. The aircraft was a Remington - Burnelli, with an 86 foot wing-span, named the "Miss Essex". It carried a crew of three,
- [Pawtucket, R. I. , Air Meet - 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pawtucket-r-i-air-meet-1928/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Bethany Airport Advertisement - 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bethany-airport-advertisement-1945/) - Bethany, Connecticut In December of 1934, The Waterbury Democrat announced that Bethany Airways Inc. had filed for a certificate of incorporation with the Connecticut Secretary of State office. The owners were William and Winifred Russell of East Haven. The corporation would have an authorized capitol of $50,000, and would commence business
- [Smithfield, R. I. - July 4, 1950](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/smithfield-r-i-july-4-1950/) - Smithfield, Rhode Island - July 4, 1950 On the afternoon of July 4, 1950, a 21-year-old Central Falls man took off from the Smithfield Airport in what was described as a "light army surplus plane". It was raining at the time. Not long after becoming airborne, the engine stalled, and it was presumed
- [Jamestown, R. I. - July 11, 1955](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/jamestown-r-i-july-11-1955/) - Jamestown, Rhode Island - July 11, 1955 On July 11, 1955, a U. S. Navy F3D2 Skynight jet fighter was coming in to land at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when the pilot lost control of the aircraft due to an undetermined malfunction. The aircraft was returning from a routine test flight
- [Quonset Point, R.I. - June 5, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-r-i-june-5-1971/) - Quonset Point, R. I. - June 5, 1971
- [Otis Air Force Base - April 9, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/otis-air-force-base-april-9-1952/) - Otis Air Force Base - April 9, 1952
- [Pilot Direction Indicator Aircraft Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pilot-direction-indicator-aircraft-gauge/) - Pilot Direction Indicator Aircraft Gauge
- [Providence, R.I. - January 15, 1913](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-r-i-january-15-1913/) - Providence, R. I. - January 14, 1913
- [Lincoln Beachey - Pioneer Aviator](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lincoln-beachey-pioneer-aviator/) - Lincoln Beachey - Pioneer Aviator Much has already been written about Lincoln Beachey, (1887 - 1915), one of America's best known pilots of his time, and this information can be found in books and other websites. Information presented here pertains to Beachey's activities in New England. Its been noted that Beachey's last name
- [The Loss Of The Old Glory - 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-loss-of-the-old-glory-1927/) - The Loss Of The Old Glory - 1927
- [Touchette Memorial, Marlborough, Mass.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/touchette-memorial-marlborough-mass/) - Touchette Memorial, Marlborough, Mass.
- [Uxbridge Bomber Crash Memorial Site](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/uxbridge-bomber-crash-memorial-site/) - On May 18, 1944, a B-24 Liberator crashed in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, killing all crewmen aboard. A memorial now exists on a two-acre parcel of land in the middle of a housing development where the bomber crashed. For more information click here: Uxbridge Bomber Crash - 1944
- [Mt. Holyoke B-24 Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-holyoke-b-24-memorial/) - Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts - May 27, 1944 Updated February 2, 2022 At 11:50 P.M. on the night of May 27, 1944, a B-24 J, bomber aircraft, (Ser. No. 42-100024), took off from Westover Field in Chicopee, Massachusetts, with ten crewmen aboard. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft crashed into the
- [Chester M. Spooner Building - North Central Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/chester-m-spooner-building-north-central-airport/) - Chester M. Spooner Building - North Central Airport
- [Georgiaville, RI - August 5, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/georgiaville-ri-august-5-1943/) - The Wolf Hill Plane Crash - Georgiaville, R.I. August 5, 1943 By Jim Ignasher On August 5, 1943, a U.S. Army Air Corps, twin-engine aircraft, crashed on the Georgiaville side of Wolf Hill and three servicemen lost their lives. As with many events, details get forgotten over time. The story is worth re-telling both as
- [Wolf Hill Plane Crash Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wolf-hill-plane-crash-memorial/) - Wolf Hill Plane Crash Memorial
- [Lt. Jg. Kenneth B. McQuady Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lt-jg-kenneth-b-mcquady-memorial-2/) - Lt. Jg. Kenneth B. McQuady Memorial
- [Quonset Point Crash-Rescue Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quonset-point-crash-rescue-patch/) - Quonset Point Crash-Rescue Patch
- [Rhode Island Air National Guard Police Insignia](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-air-national-guard-police-insignia/) - Rhode Island Air National Guard Police Insignia
- [Manchester-Boston, Fire Rescue Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/manchester-boston-fire-rescue-patch/) - Manchester-Boston, Fire rescue Patch
- [New Hampshire State Police Aviation](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-hampshire-state-police-aviation/) - New Hampshire State Police Aviation
- [Massachusetts State Police Aviation Patches](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/massachusetts-state-police-aviation-patches/) - Massachusetts State Police Aviation Patches
- [F.A.A. Airport Police](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/f-a-a-airport-police/) - F.A.A. Airport Police,
- [U.S.S. Shenandoah in Rhode Island - 1924](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/u-s-s-shenandoah-in-rhode-island-1924/) - U.S.S. Shenandoah in Rhode Island - 1924
- [Morok Aeroplane - Vermont State Fair - 1912](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/morok-aeroplane-vermont-state-fair-1912/) - Morok Aeroplane - Vermont State Fair - 1912
- [Comment On The Future Of Air Travel - 1906](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/comment-on-the-future-of-air-travel-1906/) - Comment On The Future Of Air Travel - 1906
- [The Mystery Of Candlewood Mountain - 1897](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-mystery-of-candlewood-mountain-1897/) - The Mystery Of Candlewood Mountain - 1897
- [Dickerman's Flying Machine - 1897](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dickermans-flying-machine-1897/) - Dickerman's Flying Machine - 1897
- [Charles H. Lamson's Aerial Experiments - 1896-97](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charles-h-lamsons-aerial-experiments-1896-97/) - Charles H. Lamson's Aerial Experiments - 1896-97
- [Boston's Aeronaut Convention - 1896](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bostons-aeronaut-convention-1896/) - Boston's Aeronaut Convention - 1896 The following article appeared in The Topeka State Journal, (Topeka, Kansas), on July 18, 1896. CLOUD TOURISTS Aeronauts Will Hold A Unique Convention At Boston ********* Flying Machine Contests ********* Men of science rom all parts of the world will show the possibilities of aerial navigation. ********* Folks
- [Charles Duryea's Skycycle - 1893](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charles-duryeas-skycycle-1893/) - Charles Duryea's Skycycle - 1893
- [Talcott Mountain, CT - December 19, 1884](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/talcott-mountain-ct-december-19-1884/) - Talcott Mountain, CT - December 19, 1884
- [Rufus Porter's "Aeroport" Airship - 1853](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rufus-porters-aeroport-airship-1853/) - Rufus Porter's "Aeroport" Airship - 1853
- [The First Intercollegiate Balloon Race - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-first-intercollegiate-balloon-race-1911/) - The First Ever College Balloon Race - 1911
- [Two New England Balloon Records Set - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/two-new-england-balloon-records-set-1910/) - Two New England Balloon Records Set - 1910
- [An Unusual Balloon Flight - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/an-unusual-balloon-flight-1910/) - An Unusual Balloon Flight - 1910
- [Mystery Balloon - 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mystery-balloon-1928/) - Article from the New Britain Herald, July 30, 1928. Click on image to enlarge.
- [Trans-Atlantic Balloon History - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/trans-atlantic-balloon-history-1910/) - Trans-Atlantic Balloon History - 1910
- [First Vermont Woman To Fly In A Balloon - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-vermont-woman-to-fly-in-a-balloon-1909/) - First Vermont Woman To Fly In A Balloon - 1909
- [A Novel Balloon Experiment - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/a-novel-balloon-experiment-1909/) - A Novel Balloon Experiment - 1909
- [New England Balloon Ascensions - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-england-balloon-ascensions-1909/) - New England Balloon Ascensions - 1909
- [He Nearly Drowned In A Balloon -1906](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/he-nearly-drowned-in-a-balloon-1906/) - He Nearly Drowned In A Balloon - 1906
- [Near Middlefield, MA - May, 1907](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/near-middlefield-ma-may-1907/) - Near Middlefield, MA - May, 1907
- [The Balloon Le Centaur - 1906](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-balloon-le-centaur-1906/) - Massachusetts Balloon Race - 1906
- [Leslie Haddock - Aeronaut And Showman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/leslie-haddock-aeronaut-and-showman/) - Leslie haddock - Aeronaut And Showman
- [Prof. C. C. Bonette - Early Vermont Aeronaut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/prof-c-c-bonette-early-vermont-aeronaut/) - Professor C. C. Bonette - Early Vermont Aeronaut
- [Early Balloon Ascensions At Savin Rock, Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/early-balloon-ascensions-at-savin-rock-connecticut/) - Early Balloon Ascensions At Savin Rock, Connecticut By Jim Ignasher September 15, 1893, was a perfect late summer afternoon at Savin Rock, where crowds had gathered to see “Prince Leo - The Boy Aeronaut”, perform a balloon ascension and parachute drop. Leo was sixteen, and had been giving such exhibitions for the past
- [A Balloon Mystery, Cumberland, R.I. - 1888](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/a-balloon-mystery-cumberland-r-i-1888/) - A Balloon Mystery, Cumberland, R.I. - 1888
- [Stafford Springs, CT. - October, 1888](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stafford-springs-ct-october-1888/) - Stafford Springs, Connecticut - October, 1888 An advertisement in the Morning Journal and Courier of New Haven, Connecticut, stated a fair would be held in Stafford Springs on October 16 and 17. The following article appeared different newspapers around the country. Straight Down For 2,000 Feet Before His Parachute Opened A exciting incident
- [Early Connecticut Balloon Ascensions (And Mishaps) of Professor Alfred E. Moore](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/early-connecticut-balloon-ascensins-and-mishaps-of-professor-alfred-e-moore/) - Two Connecticut Balloon Ascensions - 1885
- [Professor Donaldson's Unexpected Voyage To Connecticut - 1873](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/professor-donaldsons-unexpected-voyage-to-connecticut-1873/) - Professor Donaldson's Unexpected Voyage To Connecticut - 1873
- [Charles Durant's Boston Balloon Ascensions - 1834](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charles-durants-boston-balloon-ascensions-1834/) - Charles Durant's Boston Balloon Ascensions - 1834
- [Harlow M. Spencer - Aeronaut, Balloonist](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/harlow-m-spencer-aeronaut-balloonist/) - Click on articles to enlarge.
- [Navy Jets Break Record - 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/navy-jets-break-record-1951/) - Navy Jets Break Record - 1951
- [Windsor Locks, CT - August 21, 1941 - The case of Lt. Eugene M. Bradley](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windsor-locks-ct-august-21-1941-the-case-of-lt-eugene-m-bradley/) - Windsor Locks, CT - August 21, 1941 - The case of Lt. Eugene M. Bradley
- [Connecticut Aircraft Company Builds Airships For The Navy - 1914](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticut-aircraft-company-builds-airships-for-the-navy-1914/) - Connecticut Aircraft Company Builds Airships For The Navy - 1914
- [Alaska & New England First To Get Air Mail - 1916](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/alaska-new-england-first-to-get-air-mail-1916/) - Alaska & New England First To Get Airmail - 1916
- [First Aircraft Used In Sea Rescue - 1914](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-aircraft-used-in-sea-rescue-1914/) - First Aircraft Used In Sea Rescue - 1914
- [First Woman To Fly An Airplane In Rhode Island - 1912](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-woman-to-fly-an-airplane-in-rhode-island-1912/) - First Woman To Fly An Airplane In Rhode Island - 1912
- [First Passenger Flights In Vermont - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-passenger-flights-in-vermont-1911/) - First Passenger Flights In Vermont
- [First Airplane To Be Insured In Connecticut - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-airplane-to-be-insured-in-connecticut-1911/) - First Airplane To Be Insured In Connecticut - 1911
- [Connecticut's Laws Pertaining To Airships & Airplanes - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticuts-laws-pertaining-to-airships-airplanes-1911/) - Connecticut's Laws Pertaining To Airships & Airplanes - 1911
- [Earl L. Ovington - Early New England Aviator](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/earl-l-ovington-early-new-england-aviator/) - Earl L. Ovington - Early New England Aviator
- [Early Aviation At Newburyport, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/early-aviation-at-newburyport-massachusetts/) - Early Aviation At Newburyport, Massachusetts
- [First Public Air Trips In Vermont - 1919](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-public-air-trips-in-vermont-1919/) - First Public Air Trips In Vermont - 1919
- [Early Burlington Vermont Airport Articles](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/early-burlington-vermont-airport-articles/) - Early Burlington Vermont Airport Articles
- [A Most Unusual Air Battle Over Boston - 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/a-most-unusual-air-battle-over-boston-1936/) - A Most Unusual Air battle Over Boston - 1936
- [Joseph A. Zinno And The Olympian - 1976](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/joseph-a-zinno-and-the-olympian-1976/) - Joseph A. Zinno And The Olympian - 1976 New England's First Human Powered Airplane Note: As of this writing the Quonset Air Museum in Rhode Island is currently closed, and its future is uncertain. All artifacts have been placed in storage. There was an interesting display at the Quonset Air Museum that included a rare artifact relating
- [The Zodiac Dirigible Airship Company - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-zodiac-dirigible-airship-company-1910/) - The Zodiac Dirigible Airship Company - 1910
- [Herring-Burgess Flying Fish Aeroplane - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/herring-burgess-flying-fish-aeroplane-1910/) - Herring-Burgess Flying Fish Aeroplane - 1910
- [First Airplane Flight In Vermont - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-airplane-flight-in-vermont-1910/) - First Airplane Flight In Vermont - 1910
- [First Airplane Built In Norwich, CT. - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-airplane-built-in-norwich-ct-1910/) - First Airplane Built In Norwich, CT. - 1910
- [A New Kind Of Balloon Race - 1908](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/a-new-kind-of-balloon-race-1908/) - A New Kind Of Balloon Race - 1908
- [Almenia Rice And Her Human-Lifting Kite - 1902](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/almenia-rice-and-her-human-lifting-kite-1902/) - Almenia Rice And Her Human-Lifting Kite - 1902
- [Ballooning For Lost Sounds - 1894](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ballooning-for-lost-sounds-1894/) - Ballooning For Lost Sounds - 1894
- [Boston Kite Flying Experiments - 1890s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-kite-flying-experiments-1890s/) - Boston Kite Flying Experiments - 1890s
- [Wallingford Airport Dedication - 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wallingford-airport-dedication-1927/) - Wallingford Airport Dedication
- [New England Air Fields As Of 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-england-air-fields-as-of-1934/) - New England Air Fields As Of 1934 The following information was gathered from a publication distributed by the Unites States Department of Commerce - Bureau of Air Commerce, titled, "Descriptions of Airports and Landing Fields in the Unites States", Airway Bulletin #2, dated September 1, 1934. Some of the air fields listed here are
- [East Boston Airport - 1922](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-boston-airport-1922/) - East Boston Airport - 1922
- [Airport Dedication Requests - 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/airport-dedication-requests-1928/) - Airport Dedication Requests - 1928
- [Vintage Air Mail Postage Stamps And Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-air-mail-postage-stamps-and-covers/) - Vintage Air Mail Postage Stamps And Covers
- [Connecticut's Airship Service Station - 1920](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticuts-airship-service-station-1920/) - Connecticut's Airship Service Station - 1920
- [Bridgeport's Aerodrome - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bridgeports-aerodrome-1911/) - BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, AERODROME - 1911 Bridgeport's Aerodrome, as it was called, began as a trotting park for horses in 1887. The following newspaper article appeared in The Sun, (N.Y.), on October 21, 1887. BRIDGEPORT TO HAVE A TROTTING PARK Bridgeport, Oct. 20. - The Bridgeport Driving Club are holding their first annual meeting at the trotting park
- [Tips For Researching A New England Military Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tips-for-researching-a-new-england-military-plane-crash/) - Tips For Researching A New England Military Plane Crash The idea for this article came about because from time to time I've been contacted by people looking for information about family members lost in military aviation accidents, or local historians and veteran's organizations hoping to find more details about WWII era military crashes that occurred in their area. There have
- [Protest of Air Show - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/protest-of-air-show-1911/) - Protest of Air show 1911
- [Harvard University Aeronautical Society - Harvard 1](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/harvard-university-aeronautical-society-harvard-1/) - Harvard University Aeronautical Society - Harvard 1
- [Aero Club Of Vermont -1916](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/aero-club-of-vermont-1916/) - Aero Club Of Vermont - 1916
- [Aero Club Of New England Balloon Fares - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/aero-club-of-new-england-balloon-fares-1909/) - Aero Club Of New England Balloon Fares - 1909
- [Transatlantic Air Traffic Prediction - 1913](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/transatlantic-air-traffic-prediction-1913/) - Transatlantic Air traffic Prediction - 1913
- [Bourdon Aircraft Company](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bourdon-aircraft-company/) - Bourdon Aircraft Company
- [Charlie & Charlie Aviation Company](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlie-charlie-aviation-company/) - Charlie & Charlie Aviation Company The Charlie & Charlie Aviation Company was established sometime around 1920 by Lieutenant Paul Robinson of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, formerly of Brookline, Mass. His airplane was a Curtis Jenny which had a logo painted on the sides. In the autumn of 1920, Lt. Robinson donated his services
- [The Connecticut Aircraft Company](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-connecticut-aircraft-company/) - The Connecticut Aircraft Company - Established 1914 Click on images to enlarge. Click her to see article about the first U. S. Navy Airship built by the Connecticut Aircraft Company Click here for article about 1916 Navy Dirigible
- [Colonial Air Transport Inc. - 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/colonial-air-transport-inc-1925/) - Colonial Air transport Inc. was organized on December 12, 1925 in New Haven Connecticut. Click on article to enlarge.
- [Connecticut State Police Aviation Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticut-state-police-aviation-patch/) - Connecticut State Police Aviation Patch
- [Connecticut Airport Police Patch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticut-airport-police-patch/)
- [Northeast Airlines Images](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northeast-airlines-images/) - Northeast Airlines Images
- [Rhode Island Aviation Heritage Association](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-aviation-heritage-association/) - Rhode Island Aviation Heritage Association
- [Photos OF The Former Quonset Air Museum](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/photos-of-the-former-quonset-air-museum/) - Photos Of The Final Days Of The Quonset Air Museum
- [Sky Cap Uniform Patch 1970s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/204/) - worn by baggage handlers at airports
- [Sky Cap Insignia 1970s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/sky-cap-insignia-1970s/)
- [Woonsocket, R.I. Air Mail - 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-r-i-air-mail-1953/) - Woonsocket, R.I. Air Mail - 1953
- [Northeast Airlines First Flight postal cover - 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northeast-airlines-first-flight-postal-cover-1946/) - first flight cover
- [Rhode Island Airport Locations - 1932](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-airport-locations-1932/) - Rhode Island Airport Locations - 1932
- [Providence Magazine Cover - 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-magazine-cover-1930/) - Providence Magazine Cover - 1930
- [Boston Radio Aero Show - 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-radio-aero-show-1928/) - Boston Radio Aero Show - 1928
- [Aviation Progress - Grim Milestones - 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/aviation-progress-grim-milestones-1927/) - Aviation Progress - Grim Milestones - 1927
- [Tortoise And The Air - Aviation Illustration - 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tortoise-and-the-air-aviation-illustration-1927/) - Tortoise And The Air - Aviation Illustration - 1927
- [Narragansett Park, R.I. - Circa 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-park-r-i-circa-1910/) - Narragansett Park, R.I. - Circa 1910
- [Rhode Island Division Of Aeronautics](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-division-of-aeronautics/) - Rhode Island Division Of Aeronautics
- [Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol Sign](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/massachusetts-civil-air-patrol-sign/) - Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol Sign
- [Navigational Beacon and Tower](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/navigational-beacon-and-tower/) - Navigation Beacon and Tower
- [Northampton, Mass. C-54 Crash Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northampton-mass-c-54-crash-memorial/) - Northampton, Cass. C-54 Crash Memorial
- [Windham, CT. Airshow Ticket - 1986](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windham-ct-airshow-ticket-1986/) - Windham, CT. Airshow Ticket - 1986
- [Northeast Airlines Advertisements](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northeast-airlines-advertisements/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [American Airlines Advertisement - 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/9560-2/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- ["Spirit Of Woonsocket" WWII Bomber Ad](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/spirit-of-woonsocket-wwii-bomber-ad/) - "Spirit Of Woonsocket" WWII Bomber Ad
- [Northeast Flying Service - 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northeast-flying-service-1930/) - Northeast Flying Service - 1930 The Northeast Flying Service established its headquarters at Ferryall Field in Hudson, New Hampshire, on July 24, 1930. The service offered pilot training and sightseeing airplane rides. The company owned a dual control Waco airplane for teaching student pilots, and a Stinson cabin plane for rides.
- [New England Fair Ad. - 1915](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-england-fair-ad-1915/) - New England Fair Ad. - 1915
- [Lancaster, N. H., Fair Advertisement - 1915](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lancaster-n-h-fair-advertisement-1915/) - Lancaster, N. H. Fair Advertisement - 1915
- [Woodstock Connecticut Fair Advertisement - 1913](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodstock-connecticut-fair-advertisement-1913/) - Woodstock Connecticut Fair Advertisement - 1913
- [Coos And Essex Fair, N.H. Advertisement - 1912](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/coos-and-essex-fair-n-h-advertisement-1912/) - Coos And Essex Fair, N.H. Advertisement - 1912
- [1912 Kingston, R.I. Fair Advertisement](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1912-kingston-r-i-fair-advertisement/) - 1912 Kingston, R. I. Fair Advertisement
- [1912 Vermont State Fair Advertisements](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1912-vermont-state-fair-advertisements/) - 1912 Vermont State Fair Advertisement
- [Earle Ovington Fair Advertisement - 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/earle-ovington-fair-advertisement-1911/) - Earle Ovington Fair Advertisement
- [Harvard Boston Aero Meet - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/harvard-boston-aero-meet-1910/) - Harvard Boston Aero Meet - 1910
- [Narragansett Beer - Airship - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-beer-airship-1910/) - Narragansett Beer - Airship - 1910
- [Caledonia County Fair, Vermont - Aeroplane Advertisement - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/caledonia-county-fair-vermont-aerollane-advertisement-1910/) - Caledonia County Fair, Vermont - Aeroplane Advertisement - 1910
- [Rock Dam Aerodrome, Greenfield, Mass.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rock-dam-aerodrome-greenfield-mass/) - Rock Dam Aerodrome - Greenfield, Mass. Click on images to enlarge.
- [Cambridge Vermont Fair Advertisement - 1909](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cambridge-vermont-fair-advertisement-1909/) - Cambridge Vermont Fair Advertisement - 1909
- [Vermont State Fair Advertisement - 1892](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vermont-state-fair-advertisement-1892/) - Vermont State Fair Advertisement - 1892
- [Pequabuck Balloon Ascension- 1886](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/pequabuck-balloon-ascension-1886/) - Pequabuck Balloon Ascension - 1886
- [Bohemian Beer- Airship -1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bohemian-beer-airship-1910/) - Bohemian Beer - Airship - 1910
- [Vermont Airport Dedication Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vermont-airport-dedication-postal-covers/) - Vermont Airport Dedication Postal Covers
- [Vintage St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-st-johnsbury-vermont-airport/) - Vintage St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Airport
- [Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/burlington-vermont-municipal-airport/) - Burlington Municipal Airport
- [T.F. Green Airport Map - 1970s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/t-f-greene-airport-map-1970s/) - T.F. Greene Airport Map - 1970s
- [Vintage Piper Cub Airplane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-piper-cub-airplane/) - Vintage Piper Cub Airplane
- [RICON Airport - Coventry, R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ricon-airport-coventry-r-i/) - RICON AIRPORT - Coventry, R.I.
- [RICON Airport Original Building](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ricon-airport-original-building/) - RICON Airport Original Building
- [North Central Airport (R.I.) postal cover - 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-central-airport-r-i-postal-cover-1951/) - North Central Airport (R.I.) postal cover - 1951
- [Hillsgrove R.I. Airport Dedication Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hillsgrove-r-i-airport-dedication-postal-covers/) - Hillsgrove R.I. Dedication Postal Covers
- [Vintage Hillsgrove R.I. Airport Post Cards](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-hillsgrove-r-i-airport-post-cards/) - Vintage Hillsgrove R.I. Airport Post card
- [Martha's Vineyard Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marthas-vineyard-airport/) - Martha's Vineyard Airport
- [Logan Airport - Vintage Views](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/logan-airport-vintage-views/) - Logan Airport - Vintage Views
- [Hyannis Airport - Cape Cod, Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hyannis-airport-cape-cod-massachusetts/) - Hyannis Airport - Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- [East Boston Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/east-boston-airport/) - East Boston Airport
- [Barnes Airport - Westfield, MA.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/barnes-airport-westfield-ma/) - Barnes Airport - Westfield, MA
- [Portland Maine Municipal Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/portland-maine-municipal-airport/) - Portland Maine Municipal Airport
- [Old Orchard Beach, Maine](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/old-orchard-beach-maine/) - Old Orchard Beach, Maine
- [Municipal Airport - Caribou, Maine](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/municipal-airport-caribou-maine/) - Municipal Airport - Caribou, Maine
- [Bangor Airport, Maine](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bangor-airport-maine/) - Bangor Airport, Maine
- [New Hampshire Airport Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-hampshire-airport-postal-covers/) - New Hampshire Airport Postal Covers
- [Vintage Concord, N.H. Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-concord-n-h-airport/) - Vintage Concord, N.H. Airport
- [Vintage Claremont, N.H. Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-claremont-n-h-airport/) - Vintage Claremont, N. H. Airport
- [New Haven Airport, CT](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-haven-airport-ct/) - New Haven Airport, CT
- [Vintage View Groton Connecticut Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vintage-view-groton-connecticut-airport/) - Vintage View Groton Connecticut Airport
- [Brainard Field, Hartford, CT.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/brainard-field-hartford-ct/) - Brainard Field, Hartford, CT.
- [South County (R.I.) Balloon Festival - 2014](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/south-county-r-i-balloon-festival-2014/) - South County (R.I.) Balloon Festival - 2014
- [Seaplane At Rockland Maine - 1940s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/seaplane-at-rockland-maine-1940s/) - Seaplane At Rockland Maine - 1930s
- [Taylor Cub Airplane - 1937](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/taylor-cub-airplane-1937/) - Taylor Cub Airplane - 1937
- [Travel Air 2000 Aircraft - 1937](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/travel-air-2000-aircraft-1937/) - Travel Air Aircraft - 1937
- [Fairchild 24C Airplane - 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/fairchild-24c-airplane-1936/) - Fairchild 24C Airplane - 1936
- [Fairchild 22 C7F Aircraft - 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/fairchild-22-c7f-aircraft-1936/) - Fairchild 22 C7F Airplane - 1936
- [Stinson Tri-Motor - 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stinson-tri-motor-1936/) - Stinson Tri-Motor - 1936
- [Stinson Reliant Airplane - 1936](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stinson-reliant-airplane-1936/) - Stinson Reliant Airplane - 1936
- [Kittyhawk Airplane - 1935](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/kittyhawk-airplane-1935/) - Kittyhawk Airplane - 1935
- [Curtis Condor Aircraft - 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/curtis-condor-aircraft-1930/) - Curtis Condor Aircraft - 1930
- [The Hazzard Shoe Flying Corporation](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-hazzard-shoe-flying-corporation/) - The Hazard Shore Flying Corporation
- [Balloon Ascension, Brockton, Mass. - c. 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/balloon-ascension-brockton-mass-c-1910/) - Balloon Ascension, Brockton, Mass. - c. 1910
- [Worcester, Mass. Airship Postcard - 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-mass-airship-postcard-1910/) - Worcester, Mass. Airship Postcard - 1910
- [Seaplane - Westerly, R.I.,](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/seaplane-westerly-r-i/) - Seaplane - Westerly, R. I.
- [First U.S. Navy Dirigible - 1916](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-u-s-navy-dirigible-1916/) - First U. S. Navy Dirigible - 1916
- [First Balloon Ascension In Massachusetts - 1821](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-balloon-ascension-in-massachusetts-1821/) - First Balloon Ascension In Massachusetts - 1821
- [Jumping From A Balloon In The 19th Century](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/jumping-from-a-balloon-in-the-19th-century/) - Jumping From A Balloon In The 19th Century
- [Narragansett Bay - July 19, 1918](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-july-19-1918/) - Narragansett Bay - July 19, 1918
- [Providence River - July 27, 1913](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-river-july-27-1913/) - Providence River - July 27, 1913
- [1946 Willimantic, Connecticut, Air Show Ad.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/1946-willimantic-connecticut-air-show-ad/) - Click on image to enlarge,
- [Connecticut WWII Civil Air Patrol Articles](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticut-wwii-civil-air-patrol-articles/) - Click on images of articles to enlarge.
- [First Woman To Fly An Airplane In New England - 1912](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-woman-to-fly-an-airplane-in-new-england-1912/) - First Woman To Fly An Airplane In New England - 1912
- [Dorchester Bay - July 16, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dorchester-bay-july-16-1944/) - Dorchester Bay - July 16, 1944
- [New Britain, CT. - April 23, 1911](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-britain-ct-april-23-1911/) - New Britain, CT. - April 23, 1911
- [Long Island Sound - October 31, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-occtober-31-1946/) - Long Island Sound - October 31, 1946 On October 31, 1946, two men were flying over Long Island Sound in a two-seater aircraft when their airplane suddenly nosed over and dove into the water about two miles off the shore of Branford, Connecticut. The crash was witnessed by two brothers, John and Sperie
- [White Mountain National Forest - February 21, 1959](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/white-mountain-national-forest-february-21-1959/) - White Mountain National Forest, Near the town of Lincoln, New Hampshire - February 21, 1959 On the morning of February 21, 1959, a Piper Comanche, (Reg. no. N5324P), with two men aboard took off from West Lebanon, New Hampshire, bound for Berlin, New Hampshire. Both men were doctors, and the primary purpose of
- [Hudson, N. H. - October 18, 1983](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hudson-n-h-october-18-1983/) - Hudson, New Hampshire - October 18, 1983 On the morning of October 18, 1983, a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter, (Reg. No. N5011N), with a lone pilot aboard, took off from Boston bound for Manchester Airport in New Hampshire. The helicopter belonged to a Boston news station, and the purpose of the trip was
- [Wallingford, CT. - May 24, 1931](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wallingford-ct-may-24-1931/) - Wallingford, Connecticut - May 24, 1931 On the evening of May 24, 1931, three male friends took off from the Wallingford Airport in a small biplane aircraft. At the controls was a 23-year-old licensed pilot, but his license didn't allow him to carry passengers, nor fly outside of landing distance of the airport.
- [Coventry, RI - March 28, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/coventry-ri-march-28-1952/) - Coventry, RI - March 28, 1952
- [Coventry, R. I. - June 25, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/coventry-r-i-june-25-1944/) - Coventry, R. I. - June 25, 1944
- [Cambridge, MA. - April 28, 1919](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cambridge-ma-april-28-1919/) - Cambridge, MA. - April 28, 1919
- [An Air Traffic Signal in Waterbury, Connecticut - 1932](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/an-air-traffic-signal-in-waterbury-connecticut-1932/) - By the 1930s the age of mechanical flight was barely 30 years old, and aircraft of that era didn't contain the modern navigational equipment taken for granted on today's aircraft. Therefore, aerial traffic signals directing lost flyers came in many forms such as the one erected on Bunker Hill in the town of
- [Cambridge, MA. - June 14, 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cambridge-ma-june-14-1910/) - Cambridge, Massachusetts - June 14, 1910 At abo0ut 8:00 p. m. on the night of June 14, 1910, a Harvard University student who was also the President of the Harvard Aeronautical Society decided to take the Society's airplane, the "Harvard I", for a test flight. The aircraft was a Curtis style single
- [The Harvard-Boston Aero Meet of 1910](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-harvard-boston-aero-meet-of-1910/) - The Boston-Harvard Aero Meet of 1910
- [Bethany, CT. - January 24, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bethany-ct-january-24-1942/) - Bethany Connecticut - January 24, 1942 On Saturday afternoon, January 24, 1942, an aircraft mechanic at the Bethany Air Field discovered a fire in the hangar where twenty-one aircraft were being stored. He sounded the alarm and then he, along with two other another mechanics, two student pilots, and the airport manager, began
- [Watertown, CT. - July 27, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/watertown-ct-july-27-1941/) - Watertown, Connecticut - July 27, 1941 On or about July 25, 1941, a young pilot from Middlebury, Connecticut, with six month's flying experience, bought a Taylor two-seat, high-winged monoplane equipped with a 450 horsepower engine for $600 from a private owner. Later that day he flew it from Bethany Air Field to Boston
- [Torrington, CT. - July 7, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/torrington-ct-july-7-1930/) - Torrington, Connecticut - July 7, 1930 In the late afternoon on July 7, 1930, what was described as a "cabin monoplane", with a pilot and two passengers aboard, was making a landing at Cary Field in Torrington when it was caught by a downdraft and crashed into a stone wall. The landing gear
- [Middlebury, CT. - August 15, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/middlebury-ct-august-15-1946/) - Middlebury, Connecticut - August 15, 1946 On August 15, 1946, a 21-year-old pilot took off from Memphis, Tenn., in an army surplus AT-17 Cessna, twin-engine, trainer aircraft, bound for Watertown, Connecticut. The pilot had just purchased the plane, and was a former U. S. Army Air Force flight officer, and current manager of
- [Bethany, CT. - June 17, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bethany-ct-june-17-1939/) - Bethany, Connecticut - June 17, 1939 On the afternoon of Friday, June 16, 1939, two male youths, one 13, and the other 14, went to the Bethany Airport to watch planes take off and land. According to a worker who remembered them, they reportedly stayed until later in the night before leaving.
- [The Disappearance Of Captain Mansell R. James](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-disappearance-of-captain-mansell-r-james/) - The Disappearance Of Captain Mansell R. James
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 5, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-5-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 5, 1944 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
- [Charlestown, R. I. - May 27, 1958](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-may-27-1958/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - May 27, 1958 On May 27, 1958, Lt. (Jg.) Paul John Marback was killed when the AD-5W Skyraider, (Bu. No. 132747), he was piloting crashed in Foster's Cove in Charlestown. Lt. (Jg.) Marback was assigned to VAW-12. Source: Information supplied by
- [Atlantic Ocean - January 20, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-january-20-1945/) - Atlantic Ocean - January 20, 1945 On the night of January 20, 1945, Ensign Robert Edward Swenson, (21), took off from the Charlestown Auxiliary Naval Air Field in an F6F-5e Hellcat, (Bu. No. 72587), for a training flight over the Atlantic Ocean about three miles southeast of Block Island. He was part
- [Fort Devens, MA. - November 12, 1977](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/fort-devens-ma-november-12-1977/) - Fort Devens Army Base, Massachusetts - November 12, 1977 On November 12, 1977, two New Hampshire men were flying in a vintage 1938 Porterfield airplane when it developed engine trouble in the area of Fort Devens. The pilot requested permission to land at the army base and it was granted. After
- [Stratford, CT. - November 29, 1970](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stratford-ct-november-29-1970/) - Stratford, Connecticut - November 29, 1970 On November 29, 1970, a 39-year-old man from Trumbull, Connecticut, perished when his home-built airplane crashed and sank in the Housatonic River in Stratford. The man had built the aircraft himself, and this was only his second flight with it. Source: The Bridgeport
- [Off Scituate, MA. - February 6, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-scituate-ma-february-6-1940/) - Off Scituate, Massachusetts - February 6, 1940 On February 6, 1940, an army BT-9 trainer aircraft, (Ser. No. 38-251), with two men aboard, took off from Hyannis, Massachusetts, bound for Boston. As the plane was making its way to Boston ice began to quickly form on the wings. As the plane was passing
- [Charlestown, R. I. - July 28, 1965](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-july-28-1965/) - Charlestown Aux. Naval Air Station - July 28, 1965 On July 28, 1965, a U. S. Navy Douglas Skyraider, (Bu. No. 135192), with three men aboard, was approaching the Charlestown Auxiliary Naval Air Station for a routine landing when the plane crashed into the water about 1oo yards short of the
- [Atlantic Ocean - April 7, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-april-7-1945/) - Atlantic Ocean - April 7, 1945 On April 7, 1945, Ensign Robert M. Kirk, (23), was killed when the Hellcat airplane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard during a night-rocket training flight. Witnesses said his aircraft failed to pull out of a steep dive while making a
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 27, 1957](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-27-1957/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 27, 1957 On December 27, 1957, a navy radar plane with three men aboard, was flying off the coast of Charlestown, Rhode Island, when it crashed into the sea off East Beach. (The cause is unknown.) The pilot and the two enlisted crewmen escaped the plane before
- [Charlestown, R. I. - August 12, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-august-12-1944/) - Charlestown, Rhode Island - August 12, 1944 On the night of August 12, 1944, Ensign Robert Sherman Kirk, Jr., (23), of Baltimore, Maryland, was piloting an F6F-3N Hellcat, (Bu. No. 41803), off the shore of southern Rhode Island on a training flight when he crashed into the water. The cause is unknown.
- [Charlestown, R. I. - April 22, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-april-22-1944/) - Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field - Rhode Island On April 22, 1944, Ensign James Laverne Adams, (21), was a passenger in an automobile that was approaching the sentry gate of the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Evidently the driver did not come to s full stop for the sentry,
- [Cape Cod Bay - May 18, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cape-cod-bay-may-18-1944/) - Cape Cod Bay - May 18, 1944
- [Atlantic Ocean - August 11, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-august-11-1946/) - Atlantic Ocean - August 11, 1946 On August 11, 1946, a navy trainer aircraft took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station with several men aboard. One of those aboard was Commander Joseph W. Runyan, an experienced and decorated WWII navy pilot. Commander Runyan was taking an in-service-training course at Quonset, which
- [Block Island Sound- November 18, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-sound-november-18-1947/) - Block Island Sound - November 18, 1947
- [Charlestown, R. I. - April 22, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-april-22-1946/) - Charlestown, R. I. - April 22, 1946
- [Charlestown, R. I. - March 8, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-march-8-1946/) - Charlestown, R. I. - March 8, 1946
- [Hopkinton, R.I. - December 13, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hopkinton-r-i-december-13-1945/) - Hopkinton, R.I. - December 13, 1945
- [Wingdale, N.Y. - November 3, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/wingdale-n-y-november-3-1945/) - Wingdale, N. Y. - November 3, 1945
- [Block Island Sound - October 11, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-sound-october-11-1945/) - Block Island Sound - October 11, 1945
- [Long Island Sound - June 29, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-june-29-1945/) - Long Island Sound - June 29, 1945
- [Atlantic Ocean - June 3, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-june-3-1945/) - Atlantic Ocean - June 3, 1945
- [Charlestown, R.I. - May 31, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-may-31-1945/) - Charlestown, R.I. - May 31, 1945
- [Charlestown, R. I. - May 29, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-may-29-1945/) - Charlestown, R. I. - May 29, 1945
- [Martha's Vineyard - May 8, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marthas-vineyard-may-8-1945/) - Martha's Vineyard - May 8, 1945
- [Martha's Vineyard, MA. - May 8, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/marthas-vineyard-ma-may-8-1945/) - Martha's Vineyard, MA. - May 8, 1945
- [Nantucket Sound - April 3, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/nantucket-sound-april-3-1945/) - Nantucket Sound - April 3, 1945
- [Charlestown, R.I. - March 2, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-march-2-1945/) - Charlestown, R. I. - March 2, 1945
- [Westerly, R. I. - March 9, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-march-9-1945/) - Westerly, R. I. - March 9, 1945
- [Narragansett Bay - February 25, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-february-25-1945/) - Narragansett Bay - February 25, 1945
- [Narragansett Bay - February 10, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-february-10-1945/) - Narragansett Bay - February 10, 1945
- [Off Block Island, R.I. - February 3, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-block-island-r-i-february-3-1945/) - Off Block Island, R. I. - February 3, 1945
- [Atlantic Ocean - February 1, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-february-1-1945/) - Atlantic Ocean - February 1, 1945
- [Off Charlestown, R.I. - January 4, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-charlestown-r-i-january-4-1945/) - Off Charlestown, R. I. - January 4, 1945
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 3, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-3-1944/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 3, 1944
- [Off Watch Hill, R.I. - October 26, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-watch-hill-r-i-october-26-1944/) - Off Watch Hill, R. I. - October 26, 1944
- [Preston, CT - October 19, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/preston-ct-october-19-1944/) - Preston, CT - October 19, 1944
- [Block Island Sound, R.I. - July 13, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/block-island-sound-r-i-july-13-1944/) - Block Island Sound, R. I. - July 13, 1944
- [Richmond, R. I. - March 16, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/richmond-r-i-march-16-1944/) - Richmond, R.I. - March 16, 1944
- [Charlestown, R.I. - February 16, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-february-16-1944/) - Charlestown, R.I. - February 16, 1944
- [Atlantic Ocean - December 23, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-december-23-1943/) - Atlantic Ocean - December 23, 1943
- [Off Martha's Vineyard - September 27, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-marthas-vineyard-september-27-1943/) - Off Martha's Vineyard - September 27, 1943
- [Charlestown, R.I. - September 14, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/charlestown-r-i-september-14-1943/) - Charlestown, R.I. - September 14, 1943
- [Off Scituate, MA - February 24, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-scituate-ma-february-24-1942/) - Off Scituate, MA - February 24, 1942
- [Rockland, MA. - October 2, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rockland-ma-october-2-1956/) - Rockland, Massachusetts - October 2, 1956 On October 2, 1956, navy Lieutenant (Jg.) Donald R. Good, (27), of Natick, Massachusetts, perished when the Grumman F9F fighter jet he was piloting crashed and burned in a sandpit near Summer Street in Rockland. The aircraft had narrowly missed a row of houses and clipped
- [How Otis Air Force Base Was Named](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/how-otis-air-force-base-was-named/) - Otis Air Field was named for 2nd Lieutenant Frank Jessie Otis, Jr. who was a flight surgeon with the 101st Observation Squadron of the Massachusetts National Guard. To see a photo of him click on the link below. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102418618/frank-jesse-otis On January 11, 1937, Lt. Otis and an observer, Sgt. John Gibbons,
- [Foxborough, MA. - May 28, 1959](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/foxborough-ma-may-28-1959/) - Foxborough, Massachusetts - May 28, 1959 On May 28, 1959, a single-engine Piper Cub with a male pilot and female passenger aboard, crashed in a wooded area near the Lakeview Ballroom in Foxborough. At the time of the crash the area was enveloped in thick fog. Local residents later told investigators that the
- [Ludlow, MA. - March 20, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ludlow-ma-march-20-1943/) - Ludlow, Massachusetts - March 20, 1943 On March 20, 1943, an army fighter pilot took off from Westover Field in Massachusetts for a routing training flight. At some point during the flight, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing, and crash-landed in an open field on the farm of Herbert Gates.
- [Off Provincetown, MA - October 17, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-provincetown-ma-october-17-1949/) - Off Provincetown, MA - October 17, 1949
- [Long Island Sound - May 18, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-may-18-1953-2/) - Long Island Sound - May 18, 1953 On May 18, 1953, a pilot and two passengers left Long Island, New York, bound for Westerly, Rhode Island, in a twin-engine private plane. The two passengers, a mother and her adult son, were both prominent New Yorkers coming to Rhode Island to visit family. As
- [Holden, MA. - April 25, 1961](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/holden-ma-april-25-1961/) - Holden, Massachusetts - April 25, 1961 On April 25, 1961, a single engine, four-seat, Ryan Navion airplane, (Reg. No. N4850K), took off from Hazelton, Penn., with a pilot and two passengers aboard. The passengers were on their way to a business meeting in Boston. While in route, the plane crashed in a swamp
- [Narragansett Bay, R.I. - December 18, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-r-i-december-18-1944/) - Narragansett Bay, R. I. - December 18, 1944
- [Narragansett Bay, R. I. - November 10, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-bay-r-i-november-10-1952/) - Narragansett Bay, November 10, 1952 On November 10, 1952, navy Lieutenant James McCarran, (31), was making a landing approach to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in a Grumman Guardian aircraft, (Bu. No. 126784), when his plane lost power and he crashed into the water about 75 feet from the runway. Lt. McCarran
- [Off Cohasset, MA. - May 1, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-cohasset-ma-may-1-1944/) - Off Cohasset, Massachusetts - May 1, 1944 On May 1, 1944, a flight of navy torpedo bombers from the Squantum Naval Air Station were on a training flight over the water off the coast of Cohasset, Massachusetts, when two of the planes were involved in a mid-air collision. One of the aircraft
- [Off Provincetown, MA - May 8, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-provincetown-ma-may-8-1944/) - Off Provincetown, MA - May 8, 1944
- [Long Island Sound - December 3, 1953](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-december-3-1953/) - Long Island Sound - December 3, 1953
- [Goshen, CT. - June 3, 1934](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/goshen-ct-june-3-1934/) - Goshen, Connecticut - June 3, 1934 On June 3, 1934, George C. McGinley, (34), an inspector for the Department of Commerce, was killed when the aircraft he was piloting crashed and burned in a wooded area of Goshen Hill. For more information, click on link below. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130764429/george-c-mcginley Other source:
- [Andover, MA. - March 7, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/andover-ma-march-7-1943/) - Andover, MA. - March 7, 1943
- [Mt. Greylock, MA. - May 8, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-greylock-ma-may-8-1943-2/) - Mt. Greylock, Williamstown, Massachusetts - May 8, 1943 On May 8, 1943, two Royal Navy Air Force Pilots took off in a single engine aircraft from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station for a training flight over Massachusetts. For a reason that was never ascertained, while passing over the town of
- [Framingham, MA. - July 26, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/framingham-ma-july-26-1940/) - Framingham, Massachusetts - July 26, 1940 On the night of July 26, 1940, two men took off in a single engine bi-plane from the Framingham Airport. Moments after take off, while only a few hundred feet in the air, the plane appeared to begin to circle when it abruptly dove towards the ground
- [Rochester, MA - May 13, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rochester-ma-may-13-1946/) - Rochester, MA - May 13, 1946
- [Westwood, MA. - November 16, 1952](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westwood-ma-november-16-1952/) - Westwood, Massachusetts - November 16, 1952 On November 16, 1952, two naval officers were flying from Columbus, Ohio, to the Squantum Naval Air Station in Quincy, Massachusetts. (The type of aircraft is unknown.) As they were approaching the Boston metropolitan area they encountered thick fog and switched to instrument flight rules.
- [Burlington, VT. - November 26, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/burlington-vt-november-26-1943/) - Burlington, Vermont - November 26, 1943 This accident involved a military airplane manned by a civilian crew. The reason for a civilian crew is unclear. On November 26, 1943, a twin-engine Lockheed RA-29 Army Air Force aircraft, (Ser. No. 41-23335), with three men aboard, took off from Boston for what
- [Mt. Greylock, MA. - May 8, 1943.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-greylock-ma-may-8-1943/) - Mt. Greylock, Williamstown, Massachusetts - May 8, 1943 Little is known about this accident. On May 8, 1943, a U. S. Navy aircraft with two men aboard took off from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island. The pilot was a British flight officer, who had an
- [New Ashford, MA. - August 12, 1948](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-ashford-ma-august-12-1948/) - New Ashford, Massachusetts - August 12, 1948 On August 12, 1948, a 22-year-old pilot took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey bound for Albany, New York, with a cargo of newspapers. While in-route he encountered severe weather and disappeared. A widescale search found nothing. The mystery was solved in December
- [Quincy, MA. - June 10, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quincy-ma-june-10-1943/) - Quincy, Massachusetts - June 11, 1943 On the afternoon of June 11, 1943, a flight of three navy planes were passing over the city of Quincy when, according to witnesses, an eight-inch long, by three-inch-in-diameter, incendiary bomb fell from one of the aircraft. The device landed in the city's Wollaston neighborhood at the
- [Andover, MA. - August 5, 1951](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/andover-ma-august-5-1951/) - Andover, Massachusetts - August 5, 1951 On the evening of August 5, 1951, an amphibious airplane with four persons aboard, (two men, two women), took off from Biddeford, Maine, bound for Bedford, Massachusetts. While in-route and passing over the town of Andover, the pilot decided to set the plane down in Haggett's Pond
- [Lakeville, MA. - May 30, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lakeville-ma-may-30-1949/) - Lakeville, Massachusetts - May 30, 1949 On the morning of May 30, 1949, two men in a small amphibious aircraft took off from South Watuppa Pond in Fall River, Massachusetts, bound for Long Pond in Lakeville, Massachusetts, to practice water take-offs and landings. When the plane arrived at Long Pond people living in
- [Ledyard, CT. - May 4, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ledyard-ct-may-4-1943/) - Ledyard, Connecticut - May 4, 1943 On May 4, 1943, a flight of three P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft took off from Trumbull Field in Groton, Connecticut, for a routine training flight. As the aircraft were flying in formation they went into a turn. During the turn, one P-47, (Ser. No. 41-6154), piloted by
- [North Stonington, CT. - May 13, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-stonington-ct-may-13-1943/) - North Stonington, Connecticut - May 13, 1943 On May 13, 1943, a flight of five P-47 "Thunderbolt" aircraft took off from Bradley Field in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, bound for Trumbull Field in Groton, Connecticut. The flight leader was 2nd Lt. Harry J. McElroy, Jr., (21), piloting a P-47D, (Ser. No. 42-8241). While
- [New Bedford, MA. - April 4, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/new-bedford-ma-april-4-1943/) - New Bedford, Massachusetts - April 4, 1943 On April 4, 1943, 2nd Lieutenant Fred V. Bright, Jr. took off from Hillsgrove Army Airfield in Warwick, Rhode Island, for a routine training flight in a P-47C Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 41-6562). While over New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lt. Bright radioed the control tower at Hillsgrove
- [Windsor Locks, CT. - May 13, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windsor-locks-ct-may-13-1943/) - Windsor Locks, Connecticut - May 13, 1943 On May 13, 1943, three P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft took off from Bradley Field in Windsor Locks for a high altitude formation training flight. While at 27,000 feet, one of the aircraft, (Ser. No. 42-8255), piloted by Flight Officer Claude Gregory Baker, (23), began a split-s
- [Warwick, R. I. - April 12, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-april-12-1943/) - Warwick, R. I. - April 12, 1943
- [Long Island Sound - June 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/long-island-sound-june-24-1943/) - Long Island Sound - June 24, 1943
- [Atlantic Ocean - June 15, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-june-15-1943/) - Atlantic Ocean - June 15, 1943
- [Atlantic Ocean - March 23, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-march-23-1949/) - Atlantic Ocean - March 23, 1949
- [Hopkinton/Westborough, MA - June 24, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hopkintonwestborough-ma-june-24-1943/) - Hopkinton/Westborough, MA - June 24, 1943
- [Needham, MA - June 6, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/needham-ma-june-6-1944/) - Needham, Massachusetts - June 6, 1944 Around 4 p.m. on June 6, 1944, two U. S. Navy, Grumman Avenger torpedo bombers, on loan to the British Royal Navy, were on a training flight over the Needham - Wellesley area when one of the aircraft developed engine trouble. According to witnesses, the stricken
- [First Airmail Flight In Maine - 1919](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/first-airmail-flight-in-maine-1919/) - Article from the Daily Kennebec Journal, (Maine), October 22, 1919. Click on images to enlarge.
- [Old Orchard Beach School Of Flying - 1919](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/old-orchard-beach-school-of-flying-1919/) - From the Daily Kennebec Journal, November 4, 1919 Click on image to enlarge.
- [Newport, ME. - November 13, 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newport-me-november-13-1925/) - Newport, Maine - November 13, 1925 On November 13, 1925, a severe gale-storm swept through the area of Newport, Maine. At the Newport Aviation Field, well known aviator George W. Maxim kept his airplane, "The Standard". The aircraft was securely tied down, but heavy rains loosened the soil in which the stakes holding
- [Hartford, CT. - October 17, 1918](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hartford-ct-october-17-1918/) - Hartford, Connecticut - October 17, 1918 Also Cromwell, Connecticut. On the morning of October 17, 1918, six army aircraft took off from Mineola Field on Long Island, New York, bound for Hartford, Connecticut, and points east, as part of a Liberty Loan Campaign to aid the war effort overseas. The aircraft carried leaflets
- [Canaan, VT. - July 3, 1921](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/canaan-vt-july-3-1921/) - Canaan, Vermont - July 3, 1921 The town of Canaan, Vermont, had scheduled a 4th of July celebration, part of which would include an aerobatic show involving a lone stunt pilot. On July 3rd, a "Lieutenant Swan" arrived with his airplane, and as he was practicing some aerial maneuvers, his plane caught
- [Woodbridge, CT. - May 9, 1926](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woodbridge-ct-may-9-1926/) - Woodbridge, Connecticut - May 9, 1926 On May 9, 1926, two men took off from Mineola, Long Island, N.Y., in a small airplane bound for New Hampshire. (The type or make of the airplane was not reported.) As the plane was passing over Connecticut it began loosing fuel pressure. As the pilot was
- [Dexter, ME. - July 4, 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/dexter-me-july-4-1925/) - Dexter, Maine - July 4, 1925 On July 4, 1925, two young men took off in a dual-tandem cockpit airplane from a field behind the home of the Tuttle family. (The make of the aircraft is unknown.) The plane could be controlled/flown from either cockpit. The aircraft rose as the wives of the
- [Boston, MA. - May 28, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-ma-may-28-1928/) - Boston, Massachusetts - May 28, 1928 On May 28, 1928, Army Lieutenant Julian S. Dexter of Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., was taking off from the Boston Airport in what was described as a "pursuit plane". When the aircraft reached the altitude of 150 feet it lost power and crashed. The aircraft was wrecked
- [Randolph, VT. - August 20, 1921](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/randolph-vt-august-20-2921/) - Randolph, Vermont - August 20, 1921 On the afternoon of August 20, 1921, two young men wrecked their aircraft in the town of Randolph. When the plane came down it struck a telephone pole, breaking it in half. It then continued on into a fence and crashed nose first into a wooded embankment.
- [Stratford, CT. - March 15, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/stratford-ct-march-15-1943/) - Stratford, CT. - March 15, 1943
- [Norwich, CT. - July 11, 1940](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norwich-ct-july-11-1940/) - Norwich, Connecticut - July 11, 1940 On July 11, 1940, navy test pilot Boone T, Guyton, (26), was piloting an experimental Vought-Sikorsky airplane over Norwich, Connecticut, when he was forced to make an emergency crash landing on the Norwich Golf Course. The plane struck a tree near the 14th fairway. Although the
- [The So-Called Brunswick Naval Air Station "Jinx" - 1978](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/the-so-called-brunswick-naval-air-station-jinx-1978/) - Brunswick Naval Air Station "Jinx" - 1977 & 1978
- [Atlantic Ocean - March 15, 1973](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-march-15-1973/) - Atlantic Ocean - March 15, 1973
- [Poland, ME. - September 22, 1978](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/poland-me-september-22-1978/) - Poland, Maine - September 22, 1978 On September 22, 1978, a U. S. Navy P-3 Orion, (Bu. No. 152757), left Brunswick NAS, bound for Trenton, Ontario, Canada, to take part in an air show as a display aircraft. The aircraft was assigned to Patrol Squadron 8. About ten minutes into
- [Fairfield, CT. - August 18, 1902](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/fairfield-ct-august-18-1902/) - Fairfield, Connecticut - August 18, 1902 On the evening of August 18, 1902, well known aeronaut and performer Clarence C. Bonnette was performing a balloon ascension and parachute drop at a carnival in the Southport section of Fairfield. The performance was going well until he dropped from the balloon. Just as
- [Bridgton, ME. - May 17, 1971](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bridgton-me-may-17-1971/) - Bridgton, Maine - May 17, 1971 At about 9 p.m. on the night of May 17, 1971, a 1965 single-engine Cessna airplane with three men aboard was making a landing approach when it crashed into Long Lake across from Salmon Point. The men escaped with no injuries as the plane sank. The
- [Norway Lake, ME. - June 7, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/norway-lake-me-june-7-1946/) - Norway Lake, Maine - June 7, 1946 On or about June 7, 1946, two young men aboard a pontoon airplane were practicing water take offs and landings on Norway Lake. After making several successful take offs and landings, the men were attempting yet another take off, when one pontoon left the water before
- [Haverhill, MA. - April, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/haverhill-ma-april-1947/) - Haverhill, Massachusetts - April, 1947 On or about April 25, 1947, a 22-year-old pilot was flying over the town of Haverhill, Massachusetts, when the engine failed. Looking for a place to make an emergency landing, he saw the frozen surface of Round Pond, (also known as Pentucket Lake), and began to head for
- [Portland, ME - June 26, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/portland-me-june-26-1949/) - Portland, ME - June 26, 1949
- [Orono, Me. - September, 24, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/orono-me-september-24-1949/) - Orono, Maine - September, 24, 1949 On September 24, 1949, a lone 24-year-old pilot was flying in a single-engine Ercoupe aircraft over the town of Orono when the engine reportedly "conked out". The pilot was "buzzing" the home of his sister at the time. The plane went down in a cluster of alder
- [Bangor, Maine, Balloon Ascension - 1863](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bangor-maine-balloon-ascension-1863/) - From the Loyal Sunrise, of Fort Fairfield, Maine, October 21, 1863.
- [Boston Harbor, MA - July 4, 1888](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-harbor-ma-july-4-1888/) - Boston Harbor, MA - July 4, 1888
- [Boston Harbor, MA. - June 17, 1888](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/boston-harbor-ma-june-17-1888/) - Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - June 17, 1888 On June 17, 1888, the annual Bunker Hill celebration was taking place in Boston. Part of the program included a balloon ascension which took place late in the afternoon. At about 4:30 p.m. the balloon took off with three men aboard. The pilot was famous aeronaut
- [Presque Isle Balloon Ascension - 1903](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/presque-isle-balloon-ascension-1903/) - From the Fort Fairfield Review, August 26, 1903.
- [Northern Maine Fair Balloon Ascension - 1908](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/northern-maine-fair-balloon-ascension-1908/) - From the Fort Fairfield Review, August 26, 1908
- [Greenland, N.H. - October 2, 1941](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/greenland-n-h-october-2-1941/) - Greenland, N. H. - October 2, 1941
- [Auburn, ME. - August 29, 1937](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/auburn-me-august-29-1937/) - Auburn, Maine - August 29, 1937 On August 29, 1937, an airplane with a pilot and two passengers was forced to make an emergency landing on a narrow dirt road in the outskirts of Auburn, Maine. The airplane crash landed, and all three occupants were thrown out. The two passengers were catapulted over
- [Allagash Wilderness, ME. - March 7, 2011](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/allagash-wilderness-me-march-7-2011/) - Allagash Wilderness, Maine - March 7, 2011 On March 7, 2011, a single-engine, 4-seat, Diamond DA-40 aircraft (Canadian Reg. No. C-GPDO) with two men aboard left Halifax, Nova Scotia, bound for Quebec, Canada. As the aircraft was passing over northern Maine ice began to form on the wings. The pilot requested a lower
- [Denmark, ME. - July 7, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/denmark-me-july-7-1956/) - Denmark, Maine - July 7, 1956 On July 7, 1956, a U. S. Air Force Lockheed T-33 trainer jet left Youngstown, Ohio, bound for Dow Air Force Base in Bangor, Maine. While passing over eastern Maine, the lone pilot, Captain Gordon L. Draheim, (35), noted that the aircraft was getting low on
- [Newbury, N.H. - November 21, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/newbury-n-h-november-21-1949/) - Newbury, New Hampshire - November 21, 1949 Much has been written and documented about this crash which can be found elsewhere on the Internet. On November 20, 1949, 18-year-old Harvard freshman John M. Moses took off from Bridgeport, Connecticut, bound for Boston, in a military surplus AT-6 "Texan" trainer aircraft,
- [Lakeville, MA. - May 29, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/lakeville-ma-may-29-1942/) - Lakeville, Massachusetts - May 29, 1942 On the morning of May 29, 1942, a U. S. Army B-25 bomber, (Ser. No. 40-2284), loaded with depth charges, took off from Westover Field in Massachusetts for an anti-submarine patrol off the New England coast. The mission was uneventful, and as the plane was returning
- [Vermont's First Airport - 1919](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vermonts-first-airport-1919/) - Vermont's First Airport - 1919 The following article is from The Orleans County Monitor, of Vermont, dated July 16, 1919.
- [Haverhill, MA. - November 4, 1944](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/haverhill-ma-november-4-1944/) - Haverhill, MA. - November 4, 1944
- [Casco Bay, ME - July 4, 1887](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/casco-bay-me-july-4-1887/) - Casco Bay, ME - July 4, 1887
- [Louis A. Lauriat Balloon Ascensions - 1830s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/louis-a-lauriat-balloon-ascensions-1830s/) - Click on images to enlarge. Click here to learn more about Louis Lauriat Click here for Lauriant's Providence balloon ascension
- [Two Providence, R. I. Balloon Ascensions - 1835](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/two-providence-r-i-balloon-ascensions-1835/) - Louis Anselm Lauriat, (1786 – 1857), was a Boston aeronaut who reportedly made 48 balloon ascensions during his lifetime. He was born in Marseilles, France, and came to America in the early 1800s, where he settled in Boston and established a business at the corner of Washington and Springfield Streets in Boston producing
- [Chelsea, MA - June 17, 1839](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/chelsea-ma-june-17-1839/) - Chelsea, MA - June 17, 1839
- [Portland, ME., Balloon Ascension - 1873](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/portland-me-balloon-ascension-1873/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [Worcester MA., Balloon Ascension - 1860](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/worcester-ma-balloon-ascension-1860/) - Click on images to enlarge.
- [Willimantic, CT. - September 30, 1896](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/willimantic-ct-september-30-1896/) - Willimantic, Connecticut - September 30, 1896 On September 30, 1896, Professor Joseph La Roux and his wife were giving a balloon ascension/parachute drop exhibition in Willimantic. Just after the balloon took off with Mrs. La Roux sitting on a trapeze bar suspended under the gondola, she lost her grip and fell from an
- [Cape Cottage Park Balloon Ascension - 1898](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cape-cottage-park-balloon-ascension-1898/) - Click on image to enlarge. Click here to see: Joseph La Roux Willimantic, Conn. 1896
- [Rocky Point, R. I. Balloon Ascension - 1907](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rocky-point-r-i-balloon-ascension-1907/) - Click on image to enlarge.
- [Presque Isle, ME. - November 21, 1956](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/presque-isle-me-november-21-1956/) - Presque Isle, Maine - November 21, 1956 On November 21, 1956, Air Force Captain Billy Ray Ward, (33), was piloting a T-33 jet aircraft, (Ser. No. 53-6033), from Rome, New York, to Presque Isle, Maine, when the plane crashed in a wooded area about two miles north of the town center. The
- [Windsor, MA. - December 10, 1986](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/windsor-ma-december-10-1986-2/) - Windsor, Massachusetts - December 10, 1986 Updated March 15, 2019 At about 6:00 a.m. on the morning of December 10, 1986, a twin-engine Beechcraft 100, (N65TD), with a pilot and co-pilot aboard, left South Bend, Indiana, bound for Pal-Waukee Airport in Wheeling, Illinois. There they picked up three passengers, all top level business executives
- [Cheshire, MA - September 17, 1988](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/cheshire-ma-september-17-1988/) - Cheshire, Massachusetts - September 17, 1988 Mt. Graylock On the evening of September 17, 1988, a single-engine Cessna 172, (Reg. no. N6586J), containing a pilot and two passengers, took off from Westerly, Rhode Island, bound for Bennington, Vermont. As the aircraft was passing over western Massachusetts it encountered heavy fog and clouds and
- [Mt. Greylock, MA - April 2, 1958](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-greylock-ma-april-2-1958/) - Mt. Greylock, MA - April 2, 1958
- [Peaks Island, Maine, Balloon - Parachute Drops - 1890s](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/peaks-island-maine-balloon-parachute-drops-1890s/) - Peaks Island is located in Casco Bay, and is part of the City of Portland, Maine. Click on images to enlarge.
- [Captain John Taggart's Flying Machine - 1850](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/captain-john-taggarts-flying-machine-1850/) - Captain John Taggart's Flying Machine - 1850
- [Ernest Petin's Connecticut Balloon Ascensions - 1852](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/ernest-petins-connecticut-balloon-ascensions-1852/) - Ernest Petin's Connecticut Balloon Ascensions - 1852
- [Atlantic Ocean - October 14, 1852](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-october-14-1852/) - Atlantic Ocean - October 14, 1852 On October 14, 1852, Ernest Petin, a well-known French aeronaut, ascended in a balloon from Bridgeport, Connecticut, with at least two passengers aboard. Upon reaching altitude, the balloon was carried at 70 mph in a southerly direction by strong winds. The balloon came down in the ocean
- [Warwick, R. I. - July 26, 1928](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/warwick-r-i-july-26-1928/) - Warwick, Rhode Island - July 26, 1928 On the evening of July 26, 1928, well known Connecticut aviator, Osmond H. Mather, took off from the Buttonwoods Airfield in Warwick, Rhode Island, in a small black and orange mono-coupe airplane. With him as a passenger was Clifton H. Thompson, of Foxboro, Massachusetts. The purpose
- [Narragansett, R.I. - November 9, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/narragansett-r-i-november-9-1945/) - Narragansett, R.I. - November 9, 1945
- [North Providence, R. I. - May 21, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/north-providence-r-i-may-21-1949/) - North Providence, Rhode Island - May 21, 1949 On May 21, 1949, a 48-year-old pilot left Laconia, New Hampshire, in a small two-seat Cessna airplane with one passenger aboard, bound for Mineral Spring Airport in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The aircraft landed safely at the airport and the passenger got out. The pilot then
- [Providence, R. I. - April 10, 1949](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/providence-r-i-april-10-1949/) - Providence, Rhode Island - April 10, 1949 On April 10, 1949, an 18-year-old pilot rented an L-3 Aeronca from the Mineral Spring Airport in Lincoln, Rhode Island, and took off with a young female passenger. Both were members of the Pawtucket Civil Air Patrol. As the plane was passing over Providence
- [Woonsocket, R. I. - June 16, 1946](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/woonsocket-r-i-june-16-1946/) - Woonsocket, Rhode Island - June 16, 1946 On June 16, 1946, a 21-year-old man took off from Mineral Spring Airport in Lincoln in a rented airplane. He'd had his pilot's license for about 18 months. While flying over Woonsocket the aircraft developed engine trouble and the pilot was forced to
- [Searsport, ME. - October 20, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/searsport-me-october-20-1947/) - Searsport, Maine - October 20, 1947 On October 20, 1947, Major Kenneth G. Smith, (33), of Boise, Idaho, took off from Dow Air Force Base in Bangor, Maine, for a routine training flight. He was piloting a P-47N Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 44-89030). While ten to twelve thousand feet over the
- [Atlantic Ocean - July 23, 1942](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-july-23-1942/) - Atlantic Ocean - July 23, 1942
- [Quincy, MA - September 28, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/quincy-ma-september-28-1927/) - Quincy, MA - September 28, 1927
- [Hull, MA. - March 4, 1930](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/hull-ma-march-4-1930/) - Hull, Massachusetts - March 4, 1930 On March 4, 1930, a 19-year-old pilot took off from Rockland, Maine, in a Moth airplane bound for Boston to take a course to qualify for his transport pilot's license. The pilot became disoriented, and landed at Brockton Airport. After receiving directions to Boston, he took off
- [Mt. Lamentation, Berlin, CT - September 17, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/mt-lamentation-berlin-ct-september-17-1929/) - Mt. Lamentation, Berlin, CT - September 17, 1929
- [Willington, CT - September 3, 1927](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/willington-ct-september-3-1927/) - Willington, CT - September 3, 1927
- [Braintree, MA - April 4, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/braintree-ma-april-4-1939/) - Braintree, MA - April 4, 1939
- [Webster, MA. - April 30, 1929](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/webster-ma-april-30-1929/) - Webster, Massachusetts - April 30, 1929 On the night of April 30, 1929, a U. S. Mail plane belonging to Colonial Air Transport, Inc. was attempting to take off from the Webster - Dudley Air Field when the aircraft failed to gain sufficient speed on the muddy field and crashed into a stone
- [Auburn, ME. - May 18, 1947](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/auburn-me-may-18-1947/) - Auburn, Maine - May 18, 1947 On May 18, 1947, two small private planes took off from Berlin, New Hampshire, bound for Greenlaw's Airport in Auburn, Maine. The first carried a lone 29-year-old pilot from Auburn. The second carried two men, a 33-year-old pilot from Boston, and a 28-year-old passenger from Lewiston, Maine.
- [Westerly, R. I. - September 25, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-september-25-1943/) - Westerly, Rhode Island - September 25, 1943 On September 25, 1943, a U. S. Navy Howard NH-1 aircraft, (Bu. No. 29446), was landing in a strong cross wind the Westerly Air Field when the aircraft bounced causing major damage to the landing gear. The plane then came down and struck the runway damaging the
- [Westerly, R. I. - October 16, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-october-16-1945/) - Westerly, Rhode Island - October 16, 1945 On October 16, 1945, a pilot was making practice carrier landings at the Westerly Auxiliary Naval Air Station in an FG-1D Corsair, (Bu. No. 88397). After five successful landings and take offs, the aircraft ground-looped and flipped on its back. The pilot was not injured,
- [Westerly, R. I. - September 20, 1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/westerly-r-i-september-20-1943/) - Westerly, R.I. - September 20, 1943
- [Manchester, N. H. - May 16, 1945](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/manchester-n-h-may-16-1945/) - Manchester, New Hampshire - May 16, 1945 Grenier U. S. Army Air Field On the morning of May 16, 1945, a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (Ser. No. 42-5463) with a partial crew aboard was on the runway at Grenier Army Air Field in Manchester. The engines were in operation at the time,
- [Atlantic Ocean - July 15, 1939](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/atlantic-ocean-july-15-1939/) - Atlantic Ocean - July 15, 1939
- [Bristol, CT. - July 26, 1925](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/bristol-ct-july-26-1925/) - Bristol, Connecticut - July 26, 1925 On July 26, 1925, a pilot was giving airplane rides from Pons Filed in Bristol, Connecticut. The pilot had been giving rides throughout the day without mishap. In the mid-afternoon the pilot took off with two passengers aboard, and climbed to a 2,000 ft. altitude. As the

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- [Rhode Island Aviation Accidents](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/rhode-island-aviation-accidents/) - Rhode Island Military & Civilian Aviation Accidents Posted in alphabetical order. Military accidents are posted first, civil accidents are posted second. Military Accidents Atlantic Ocean - July 3, 1941 Atlantic Ocean - July 23, 1942 Atlantic Ocean - September, 1942 Atlantic Ocean - February 13, 1943 Atlantic Ocean - Off Long Island NY - March
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- [Connecticut Aviation Accidents](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/connecticut-aviation-accidents/) - Connecticut Military & Civil Aviation Accidents Military Accidents are posted first, followed by civil accidents. Posted in alphabetical order. Military Accidents Barkhamsted, CT. - April 15, 1949 Bethel, CT. - November 29, 1942 Black Rock Harbor, CT. - June 12, 1942 Bloomfield, CT. - May 24, 1949 Bozrah, CT. - March 30, 1943 Branford, CT.
- [Maine Aviation Accidents](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/maine-aviation-accidents/) - Maine Military & Civilian Aviation Accidents Posted in alphabetical order. Military Accidents are posted first, civil accidents are posted second. Military Accidents Abraham Mountain, ME. - November 14, 1967 Amherst, ME. - April 22, 1948 Andover, New Brunswick - January 10, 1957 Atlantic Ocean - February 2, 1943 Atlantic Ocean - July 2, 1944 Atlantic
- [Vermont Aviation Accidents](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/vermont-aviation-accidents/) - Vermont Military & Civil Aviation Accidents Posted in alphabetical order. Military Accidents Barre, VT. - December 9, 1960 Bristol, VT. - October 24, 1945 Burlington, VT. - February 11, 1936 Burlington, VT. - November 26, 1943 Burlington, VT. - May 18, 1949 Burlington, VT. - December 21, 1955 Burlington, VT. - December 6, 1970 Camel's
- [Forgotten Airports](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/forgotten-airports-2/) - Airport Dedication Requests Boltz Airport - Mansfield, Mass. - 1929 Bowles Agawam Airport - 1930 Bridgeport's Aerodrome - 1911 East Boston Airport Franklin Airport, Franklin Mass. - 1929 Hiller Airport, Barre, Massachusetts Israel Putnam Airport - 1930 Leicester Airport Mantup Airfield, Putnam, CT. - 1928/29 Mendon Airport, Mendon, Mass. - 1929 Mineral Spring Airport -1945
- [Massachusetts Aviation Accidents](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/massachusetts-aviation-accidents/) - Massachusetts Military & Civil Aviation Accidents Posted in alphabetical order. Military Accidents are posted first, Civil Accidents are posted second. Military Accidents Andover, MA. - March 7, 1943 Off Aquinnah, MA. - February 17, 1945 Off Aquinnah, MA. - May 1, 1958 Atlantic Ocean - December 18, 1925 Atlantic Ocean - July 15, 1939 Atlantic
- [Miscellaneous Aviation Related](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/miscellaneous-aviation-related/) - Narragansett Park, Rhode Island - C. 1910 Tortoise And The Hair - Aviation Illustration - 1927 Aviation Progress - Grim Milestones - 1927 Boston Radio Aero Show - 1928 Providence Magazine Cover - 1930 Rhode Island Airport Locations - 1932 Airship Macon, Norton Heights, CT. - 1933 National Air Mail Week Postal Covers - 1938
- [Aviation Advertising](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/aviation-advertising/) - Providence R. I. Balloon Ascension - 1834 Providence, R. I. Balloon Ascension - 1835 Worcester, Mass., Balloon Ascension - 1860 Portland, Maine, Balloon Ascension - 1873 Nashua, N. H. Balloon Ascension - 1884 Pequabuck Balloon Ascension - 1886 Marriage Balloon Ascension - 1888 Prof. J. K. Allen Balloon Ascension - 1889 Caledonia Vermont County
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- [Vergennes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vergennes/)
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- [Genneral Charles M. Baer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/genneral-charles-m-baer/)
- [Col. Herbert F. Hartzel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/col-herbert-f-hartzel/)
- [Capt. Charles McGee](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-charles-mcgee/)
- [Louis Gaimbos](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/louis-gaimbos/)
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- [Married in a airplane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/married-in-a-airplane/)
- [Paul Schill](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/paul-schill/)
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- [Arthur E. center](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/arthur-e-center/)
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- [WWII Plane Spotters](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-plane-spotters/)
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- [Eino H. Friberg](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/eino-h-friberg/)
- [John Cooney](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-cooney/)
- [Raymond Lessard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/raymond-lessard/)
- [Monster war-plane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/monster-war-plane/)
- [New England fair Worcester](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-england-fair-worcester/)
- [T.F. Greene Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/t-f-greene-airport/)
- [T.F. Greene Airport Map](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/t-f-greene-airport-map/)
- [Rhode Island Air national Guard Police Insignia](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-air-national-guard-police-insignia/)
- [Block Island Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/block-island-airport/)
- [Rutland Vermont](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rutland-vermont/)
- [Rutland Airport accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rutland-airport-accident/)
- [Rutland Airport crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rutland-airport-crash/)
- [Capt. H.H. Mills](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-h-h-mills/)
- [W.H. McMullen](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/w-h-mcmullen/)
- [R.L. Oakes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/r-l-oakes/)
- [118th Observation Squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/118th-observation-squadron/)
- [Connecticut National Guard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/connecticut-national-guard/)
- [George P. Fondlen Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-p-fondlen-jr/)
- [Elwood Rasmussen](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/elwood-rasmussen/)
- [Munsungan Lake](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/munsungan-lake/)
- [Henry Richards](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/henry-richards/)
- [Roger Swain](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/roger-swain/)
- [Maine Air transport Corp.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/maine-air-transport-corp/)
- [Eugene F. Gooding](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/eugene-f-gooding/)
- [Hilmar W. Holey](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hilmar-w-holey/)
- [Joseph Mikes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-mikes/)
- [Erwin Match](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/erwin-match/)
- [Rhode Island Airport Corporation Police](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-airport-corporation-police/)
- [RICON Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ricon-airport/)
- [Vintage Piper Cub Airplane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vintage-piper-cub-airplane/)
- [Charlestown Aux. Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charlestown-aux-field/)
- [Capt. Carney Lee Dowlen](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-carney-lee-dowlen/)
- [Sgt. Charles O. Richardson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-charles-o-richardson/)
- [Pvt. Erwin G. Austin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pvt-erwin-g-austin/)
- [Pvt. Peter J. Cuzins](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pvt-peter-j-cuzins/)
- [Presque Isle Army Air Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/presque-isle-army-air-field/)
- [Perham Maine](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/perham-maine/)
- [Perham Village Maine](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/perham-village-maine/)
- [J. F. Watson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/j-f-watson/)
- [John F. Watson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-f-watson/)
- [J. W. Rieves](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/j-w-rieves/)
- [J. S. Delano](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/j-s-delano/)
- [J. A. Kviz](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/j-a-kviz/)
- [E. J. Crozier](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/e-j-crozier/)
- [R. K. Riddle](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/r-k-riddle/)
- [F. W. Rowbottom](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-w-rowbottom/)
- [41-13049](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/41-13049/)
- [BT-9A 36-122](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bt-9a-36-122/)
- [36-122](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/36-122/)
- [Ensign George W. Beal](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-george-w-beal/)
- [Lisbon Falls Maine](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lisbon-falls-maine/)
- [Ens. George W. Beal](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ens-george-w-beal/)
- [Wickford](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wickford/)
- [William Benn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-benn/)
- [Skip bombing](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/skip-bombing/)
- [Smithfield Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/smithfield-airport/)
- [Bryand University](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bryand-university/)
- [mallon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mallon/)
- [Batttle of Bismark Sea](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/batttle-of-bismark-sea/)
- [General Kenney](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/general-kenney/)
- [John Emin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-emin/)
- [Smithfield r.i.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/smithfield-r-i/)
- [Pennsylvania Air Gurad](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pennsylvania-air-gurad/)
- [Stillwater R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/stillwater-r-i/)
- [Bill Benn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bill-benn/)
- [Bomber Benn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bomber-benn/)
- [Major Benn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/major-benn/)
- [August 5](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/august-5/)
- [1943](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/1943/)
- [Herbert D. Booth](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/herbert-d-booth/)
- [Georgiaville R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/georgiaville-r-i/)
- [Smithfield Veterans Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/smithfield-veterans-memorial/)
- [Deerfield Park](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/deerfield-park/)
- [Hanford MacNider](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hanford-macnider/)
- [Lt. Maxwell Balfour](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-maxwell-balfour/)
- [Max Balfour](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/max-balfour/)
- [Squantum Naval Air Station Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/squantum-naval-air-station-accident/)
- [Elizabeth Hooker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/elizabeth-hooker/)
- [Norwalk](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/norwalk/)
- [Hopkins Hill](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hopkins-hill/)
- [West Greenwich](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/west-greenwich/)
- [George Loris Dover](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-loris-dover/)
- [George L. Dover](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-l-dover/)
- [B-25A 40-2193](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-25a-40-2193/)
- [Lt. Neil W. Frame](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-neil-w-frame/)
- [Sgt. Robert H. Trammell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-robert-h-trammell/)
- [Pvt. Robert H. Meredith](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pvt-robert-h-meredith/)
- [Pvt. Thomas J. Rush](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pvt-thomas-j-rush/)
- [41st Bombardment Squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/41st-bombardment-squadron/)
- [13th bonbardment group](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/13th-bonbardment-group/)
- [westover field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/westover-field/)
- [Earl B. Harrington](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/earl-b-harrington/)
- [Anne E. Esleck](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/anne-e-esleck/)
- [r. f. Rathburn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/r-f-rathburn/)
- [Trooper Francis D. Egan](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/trooper-francis-d-egan/)
- [wickford barracks](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wickford-barracks/)
- [sgt. Harold E. Shippee](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-harold-e-shippee/)
- [trooper wilfred L. Gates](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/trooper-wilfred-l-gates/)
- [Hopkins Hill Road](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hopkins-hill-road/)
- [66th pursuit Squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/66th-pursuit-squadron/)
- [Quonset Point](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/quonset-point/)
- [Chief Fire Warden John H. Potter](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/chief-fire-warden-john-h-potter/)
- [Lt. Kenneth B. Skoropowski](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-kenneth-b-skoropowski/)
- [lt. Charles P. Sheffield](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-charles-p-sheffield/)
- [Grady Dover](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grady-dover/)
- [Shelby](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/shelby/)
- [North Carolina](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-carolina/)
- [Shelby North Carolina](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/shelby-north-carolina/)
- ["Jack's hack"](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jacks-hack/)
- [New England Air Museum](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-england-air-museum/)
- [Dragon and His Tail](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/dragon-and-his-tail/)
- [B-24](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-24/)
- [Joe Seymour](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joe-seymour/)
- [Cranston airplane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cranston-airplane-crash/)
- [Narragansett Trotting Park](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/narragansett-trotting-park/)
- [William Hilliard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-hilliard/)
- [First flight new england](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/first-flight-new-england/)
- [aeroplane new england](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aeroplane-new-england/)
- [South County Balloon Festival](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/south-county-balloon-festival/)
- [Hot Air balloon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hot-air-balloon/)
- [aircraft navigational beacon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aircraft-navigational-beacon/)
- [airport beacon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/airport-beacon/)
- [First hydro-airplane manufactured in Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/first-hydro-airplane-manufactured-in-rhode-island/)
- [Ashmusen motor](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ashmusen-motor/)
- [Taft-Pierce Woonsocket](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/taft-pierce-woonsocket/)
- [B. Stephens & Sons](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-stephens-sons/)
- [Fields Point r.i.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/fields-point-r-i/)
- [F.A.A. Airport Police](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-a-a-airport-police/)
- [Air Mail Pilot Jack Webster](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/air-mail-pilot-jack-webster/)
- [Branford Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/branford-connecticut/)
- [branfoed connecticut plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/branfoed-connecticut-plane-crash/)
- [Lake Cauconigumoc](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lake-cauconigumoc/)
- [George Maxim](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-maxim/)
- [Maine Forestry Department](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/maine-forestry-department/)
- [Ralph Owen](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ralph-owen/)
- [Gov. John H. Trumbull](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/gov-john-h-trumbull/)
- [Maine Forestry airplane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/maine-forestry-airplane/)
- [Capt. Robert W. Touchette](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-robert-w-touchette/)
- [USAF](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/usaf/)
- [Marlborough Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/marlborough-massachusetts/)
- [David Wright](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/david-wright/)
- [Peter May](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/peter-may/)
- [Mount Wachusett](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mount-wachusett/)
- [Wachusett Mountain](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wachusett-mountain/)
- [Princeton massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/princeton-massachusetts/)
- [Wachusett Mountain plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wachusett-mountain-plane-crash/)
- [George Phillips](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-phillips/)
- [Wesley Keough](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wesley-keough/)
- [43rd Aviation Division](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/43rd-aviation-division/)
- [Capt. Arnold R. Rasmussen](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-arnold-r-rasmussen/)
- [Francis H. Smyth](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/francis-h-smyth/)
- [Lt. Philip R. McKevitt](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-philip-r-mckevitt/)
- [Windsor Locks Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/windsor-locks-connecticut/)
- [Bradley Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bradley-field/)
- [Alexander V. Wilson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/alexander-v-wilson/)
- [Morris Park](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/morris-park/)
- [number of new england aircraft](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/number-of-new-england-aircraft/)
- [number of new england pilots](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/number-of-new-england-pilots/)
- [Putnam Connecticut plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/putnam-connecticut-plane-crash/)
- [Grumman AF-2W Guardian](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-af-2w-guardian/)
- [Ensign Donald R. Johnston](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-donald-r-johnston/)
- [Lee L. Donohue](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lee-l-donohue/)
- [Edgar Lee Lovett](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/edgar-lee-lovett/)
- [Gary L. Camp](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/gary-l-camp/)
- [Anti-Submarined Squadron 39](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/anti-submarined-squadron-39/)
- [(VS-39) Quonset Point Naval Air Station accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vs-39-quonset-point-naval-air-station-accident/)
- [BU# 129273](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bu-129273/)
- [North Central Airport R.I. dedication](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-central-airport-r-i-dedication/)
- [north central airport postal cover](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-central-airport-postal-cover/)
- [Cumberland rhode island plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cumberland-rhode-island-plane-crash/)
- [58th fighter interceptor squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/58th-fighter-interceptor-squadron/)
- [33rd fighter interceptor group](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/33rd-fighter-interceptor-group/)
- [Arnold W. Braswell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/arnold-w-braswell/)
- [Michael A. Corba](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/michael-a-corba/)
- [Leo R. Kirby Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/leo-r-kirby-jr/)
- [Everett T. Brown](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/everett-t-brown/)
- [f-86A 49-1107](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-86a-49-1107/)
- [f-86A 49-1106](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-86a-49-1106/)
- [Otis AFB](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/otis-afb/)
- [2nd Lt. Arnold Moholt](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/2nd-lt-arnold-moholt/)
- [2nd Lt. John T. Goodwin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/2nd-lt-john-t-goodwin/)
- [S/Sgt. Thomas L. Cater](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ssgt-thomas-l-cater/)
- [Sgt. Merle V. Massar](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-merle-v-massar/)
- [Sgt. Anthony J. Pitzulo](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-anthony-j-pitzulo/)
- [B-24 42-7347](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-24-42-7347/)
- [42-7347](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/42-7347/)
- [Uxbridge massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uxbridge-massachusetts/)
- [uxbridge bomber crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uxbridge-bomber-crash/)
- [May 18](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/may-18/)
- [WWI army pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwi-army-pilot/)
- [WWI pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwi-pilot/)
- [Rose heinlen](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rose-heinlen/)
- [Lake Ronkonkoma](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lake-ronkonkoma/)
- [Cesna 150](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cesna-150/)
- [N19593](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/n19593/)
- [North Central Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-central-airport/)
- [May 2](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/may-2/)
- [1980](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/1980/)
- [Nooseneck Hill Road](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nooseneck-hill-road/)
- [Oscar C. Kline](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/oscar-c-kline/)
- [P-47B 41-6002](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-47b-41-6002/)
- [Spirit of Woonsocket](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/spirit-of-woonsocket/)
- [Woonsocket Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/woonsocket-rhode-island/)
- [Chester M. Spooner Building](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/chester-m-spooner-building/)
- [Smithfield Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/smithfield-rhode-island/)
- [Squantum naval Air Station](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/squantum-naval-air-station/)
- [A-T Texan](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/a-t-texan/)
- [284602](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/284602/)
- [Peters-Fournier Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/peters-fournier-airport/)
- [Chester M. Spooner](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/chester-m-spooner/)
- [Sgt. William G. Fournier](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-william-g-fournier/)
- [Pfc. George J. Peters](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pfc-george-j-peters/)
- [Woonsocket RI](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/woonsocket-ri/)
- [berkley airport ri](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/berkley-airport-ri/)
- [Kaman Seasprite Helicopter](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/kaman-seasprite-helicopter/)
- [Boehemian Beer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boehemian-beer/)
- [Airship](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/airship/)
- [Narragansett Beer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/narragansett-beer/)
- [WWII Radio Compass Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-radio-compass-gauge/)
- [F-86A Sabre Jet Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-86a-sabre-jet-fuel-gauge/)
- [F-86 Sabre Jet](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-86-sabre-jet/)
- [F-86 Sabre](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-86-sabre/)
- [U.s. Navy Helldiver](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-navy-helldiver/)
- [21702](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/21702/)
- [Edgewood Beach](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/edgewood-beach/)
- [Providence aircraft accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/providence-aircraft-accident/)
- [Major O. Caylor](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/major-o-caylor/)
- [Ralph Kirker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ralph-kirker/)
- [Jennie C. Crocker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jennie-c-crocker/)
- [Nellie Wheller](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nellie-wheller/)
- [Waverly Park Boston](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/waverly-park-boston/)
- [Boston balloon Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boston-balloon-accident/)
- [Leslie Haddock](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/leslie-haddock/)
- [aeronaut leslie haddock](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aeronaut-leslie-haddock/)
- [Hoag Lake balloon accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hoag-lake-balloon-accident/)
- [Hoag lake bellingham](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hoag-lake-bellingham/)
- [Squantum NAS](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/squantum-nas/)
- [seaplanes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/seaplanes/)
- [Lieut. Dixie Mays](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lieut-dixie-mays/)
- [Lieut. Percy L. Liles](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lieut-percy-l-liles/)
- [Grumman F9F Panther](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-f9f-panther/)
- [B-24 Liberator Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-24-liberator-fuel-gauge/)
- [Lockheed P2V Neptune Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lockheed-p2v-neptune-fuel-gauge/)
- [P-40 Warhawk Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-40-warhawk-fuel-gauge/)
- [P-47D Thunderbolt Fuel gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-47d-thunderbolt-fuel-gauge/)
- [P-47 Thunderbolt](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-47-thunderbolt/)
- [Vought F4U Corsair Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vought-f4u-corsair-fuel-gauge/)
- [charles hamilton](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charles-hamilton/)
- [Savin Rock Amusement Park](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/savin-rock-amusement-park/)
- [Savin Rock](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/savin-rock/)
- [Norbert A. Tessier](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/norbert-a-tessier/)
- [Carl Turner](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/carl-turner/)
- [Sharon Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sharon-connecticut/)
- [Lazy 8 Flying Club](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lazy-8-flying-club/)
- [Franklin Field Boston](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/franklin-field-boston/)
- [Franklin Field Dorchester](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/franklin-field-dorchester/)
- [Lt. Col. H. B. Claggett](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-col-h-b-claggett/)
- [William H. Chandler](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-h-chandler/)
- [John Benaglia](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-benaglia/)
- [Beatrice Rosenblatt](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/beatrice-rosenblatt/)
- [Sarah Welner](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sarah-welner/)
- [Trumbull Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/trumbull-field/)
- [Lt. William H. Laughlin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-william-h-laughlin/)
- [S/Sgt. Russell E. Clark](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ssgt-russell-e-clark/)
- [Connecticut National Guard accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/connecticut-national-guard-accident/)
- [Poquonoc river](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/poquonoc-river/)
- [Beverly Holmes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/beverly-holmes/)
- [Leslie J. Halen Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/leslie-j-halen-jr/)
- [Willington Connecticut plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/willington-connecticut-plane-crash/)
- [Steven E. Hyde](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/steven-e-hyde/)
- [Mrs. Nicholas D'Aquilla](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mrs-nicholas-daquilla/)
- [John W. lake](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-w-lake/)
- [Dolly Lake](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/dolly-lake/)
- [Candlewood Lake Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/candlewood-lake-connecticut/)
- [Robert K. Noel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/robert-k-noel/)
- [Captain Robert K. Noel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/captain-robert-k-noel/)
- [P47C 41-6171](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p47c-41-6171/)
- [Ponus Ridge New Canaan Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ponus-ridge-new-canaan-connecticut/)
- [Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/douglas-sbd-5-dauntless/)
- [Grumman F6F Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-f6f-fuel-gauge/)
- [Lockheed PV-1 Ventura](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lockheed-pv-1-ventura/)
- [PV-1 Ventura Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pv-1-ventura-fuel-gauge/)
- [OS2U Kingfisher](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/os2u-kingfisher/)
- [Curtis SB2C Helldiver](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/curtis-sb2c-helldiver/)
- [SB2C-1 Helldiver](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sb2c-1-helldiver/)
- [SBC-3 Helldiver](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sbc-3-helldiver/)
- [Fairchild AT-21](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/fairchild-at-21/)
- [B-32 Bomber](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-32-bomber/)
- [Consolidated B-32](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/consolidated-b-32/)
- [Aircraft Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aircraft-gauge/)
- [Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aircraft-instrument/)
- [Reading Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/reading-massachusetts/)
- [George Pigeon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-pigeon/)
- [Nathan Davis](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nathan-davis/)
- [Roy Knabenshue](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/roy-knabenshue/)
- [Brockton Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/brockton-massachusetts/)
- [John J. Maloney](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-j-maloney/)
- [aeronaut John J. maloney](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aeronaut-john-j-maloney/)
- [Nahant Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nahant-massachusetts/)
- [Greely S. Curtis](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/greely-s-curtis/)
- [Plum Island Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/plum-island-massachusetts/)
- [Newburyport massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/newburyport-massachusetts/)
- [Cranston plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cranston-plane-crash/)
- [A. L. Pfitzner](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/a-l-pfitzner/)
- [Plum Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/plum-island/)
- [Point-of-Pines Revere](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/point-of-pines-revere/)
- [Professor George Augustus Rogers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/professor-george-augustus-rogers/)
- [Thomas Fenton](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/thomas-fenton/)
- [Delos E. Goldsmith](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/delos-e-goldsmith/)
- [Governor Russell balloon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/governor-russell-balloon/)
- [Professor George A. Rogers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/professor-george-a-rogers/)
- [Bellingham Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bellingham-massachusetts/)
- [Hoag Lake](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hoag-lake/)
- [Louis Ward](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/louis-ward/)
- [Prof. Hilman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/prof-hilman/)
- [Mabelle Ward](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mabelle-ward/)
- [Marie Girouard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/marie-girouard/)
- [Monarch Balloon and Amusement Company](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/monarch-balloon-and-amusement-company/)
- [Professor Andrew Charles Hilman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/professor-andrew-charles-hilman/)
- [P-51 Mustang](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-51-mustang/)
- [Ronald J. Wittig](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ronald-j-wittig/)
- [Ronald J. Whittig](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ronald-j-whittig/)
- [P-38 Lightning](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-38-lightning/)
- [AT-17 Bobcat](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/at-17-bobcat/)
- [Oxygen gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/oxygen-gauge/)
- [Douglas A-26 Invader](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/douglas-a-26-invader/)
- [A-26 Invader](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/a-26-invader/)
- [Fuel gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/fuel-gauge/)
- [B-29 superfortress](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-29-superfortress/)
- [B-29 flaps gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-29-flaps-gauge/)
- [F4F-3 Wildcat](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f4f-3-wildcat/)
- [F4F Wildcat](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f4f-wildcat/)
- [FM-2 Wildcat](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/fm-2-wildcat/)
- [F-84 Thunderflash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-84-thunderflash/)
- [F7F Tigercat](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f7f-tigercat/)
- [P-63 Kingcobra](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-63-kingcobra/)
- [P-39 Aircobra](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-39-aircobra/)
- [F-84 Thunderjet](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-84-thunderjet/)
- [Atlantic Ocean](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/atlantic-ocean/)
- [Billie J. Bulard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/billie-j-bulard/)
- [Jimmie G. Waugh](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jimmie-g-waugh/)
- [T-33](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/t-33/)
- [Westover AFB](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/westover-afb/)
- [Kenneth Ham](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/kenneth-ham/)
- [Boston Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boston-airport/)
- [Lt. Joseph G. Izzea](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-joseph-g-izzea/)
- [Lt. John P. Horan](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-john-p-horan/)
- [Boston](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boston/)
- [F-94](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-94/)
- [F-94 accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-94-accident/)
- [Robert Ruthlein](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/robert-ruthlein/)
- [Major francis M. Reigel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/major-francis-m-reigel/)
- [Camp Edwards](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/camp-edwards/)
- [Curtis A-25](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/curtis-a-25/)
- [Kenneth L. Winden](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/kenneth-l-winden/)
- [W. P. Bowers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/w-p-bowers/)
- [H-21 helicopter](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/h-21-helicopter/)
- [Ensign Daniel W. Goldman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-daniel-w-goldman/)
- [Otis Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/otis-field/)
- [Gosnold massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/gosnold-massachusetts/)
- [Nashawena Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nashawena-island/)
- [Lt. Robert S. Traverse](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-robert-s-traverse/)
- [Mid-air collision](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mid-air-collision/)
- [Mashpee Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mashpee-massachusetts/)
- [Johns Pond mashpee](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/johns-pond-mashpee/)
- [William C. Knoy](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-c-knoy/)
- [Capt. Charles J. Smoke](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-charles-j-smoke/)
- [Lt. Thaddeus C. Kulpinski](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-thaddeus-c-kulpinski/)
- [C-47](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/c-47/)
- [Otis Air Force base](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/otis-air-force-base/)
- [F-89 Scorpion](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-89-scorpion/)
- [1st Lt. Donald L. Reilly](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/1st-lt-donald-l-reilly/)
- [Capt. Lawrence G. Reichert](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-lawrence-g-reichert/)
- [Otis](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/otis/)
- [Morgan G. Childs Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/morgan-g-childs-jr/)
- [Clifton M. Eisele](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/clifton-m-eisele/)
- [Major William C. Routt](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/major-william-c-routt/)
- [F-94 Starfire](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-94-starfire/)
- [Richard Reynolds](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/richard-reynolds/)
- [Vincent Rosselli](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vincent-rosselli/)
- [Cedarville Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cedarville-massachusetts/)
- [Plymouth Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/plymouth-massachusetts/)
- [William Guinther](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-guinther/)
- [Bill Guinther](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bill-guinther/)
- [Ensign William O. Young Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-william-o-young-jr/)
- [Pocassett Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pocassett-massachusetts/)
- [Captain Frank C. Newell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/captain-frank-c-newell/)
- [1st Lt. Victor Clapp](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/1st-lt-victor-clapp/)
- [2nd Lt. Aaron M. Jones](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/2nd-lt-aaron-m-jones/)
- [Peters Pond Sandwich](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/peters-pond-sandwich/)
- [F-94 crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-94-crash/)
- [A. L. Litch](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/a-l-litch/)
- [Thomas B. Hagerty](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/thomas-b-hagerty/)
- [Eastern States Exhibition Grounds](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/eastern-states-exhibition-grounds/)
- [Springfield Massachhusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/springfield-massachhusetts/)
- [Charles G. Fredericks](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charles-g-fredericks/)
- [Ruth Weckman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ruth-weckman/)
- [Julis Aderer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/julis-aderer/)
- [Sikorsky](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sikorsky/)
- [2nd Lt. Alden C. Cole](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/2nd-lt-alden-c-cole/)
- [2nd Lt. Malcom Nash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/2nd-lt-malcom-nash/)
- [O-46 aircraft 35-211](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/o-46-aircraft-35-211/)
- [Beech AT-11Fuel gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/beech-at-11fuel-gauge/)
- [WWII Bomber Auto Pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-bomber-auto-pilot/)
- [Lewis D. Parker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lewis-d-parker/)
- [Bourne massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/bourne-massachusetts/)
- [Otis Air Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/otis-air-field/)
- [Ensign Garn Earl Thalman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-garn-earl-thalman/)
- [George T. Priest](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-t-priest/)
- [Atlantis](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/atlantis/)
- [Coast Guard Pontchartrain](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/coast-guard-pontchartrain/)
- [Lt. William Clemmer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-william-clemmer/)
- [John Radan](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-radan/)
- [Frank Evers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/frank-evers/)
- [Carl Simon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/carl-simon/)
- [Scituate Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/scituate-massachusetts/)
- [Lt. Maurice J. Connell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-maurice-j-connell/)
- [Foye M. Murphy](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/foye-m-murphy/)
- [West Pond Hyannis](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/west-pond-hyannis/)
- [Harwichport Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/harwichport-massachusetts/)
- [harwich](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/harwich/)
- [G. A. Burnhame](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/g-a-burnhame/)
- [Albert G. Potts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/albert-g-potts/)
- [advertising plane accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/advertising-plane-accident/)
- [lt. Herbert E. Killian](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-herbert-e-killian/)
- [F-84 crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-84-crash/)
- [New Bedford harbor](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-bedford-harbor/)
- [H.M.S. Scarborough](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/h-m-s-scarborough/)
- [Philip Mostrom](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/philip-mostrom/)
- [Sound Airways](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sound-airways/)
- [Phillip S. Powell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/phillip-s-powell/)
- [Commander A. W. S. Agar](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/commander-a-w-s-agar/)
- [Civil Air Patrol Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/civil-air-patrol-connecticut/)
- [Danielson Squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/danielson-squadron/)
- [Connecticut Civil Air Patrol Insignia](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/connecticut-civil-air-patrol-insignia/)
- [2nd Lt. Martin Taub](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/2nd-lt-martin-taub/)
- [P-40E 41-24782](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/p-40e-41-24782/)
- [Richard M. Stafford P-40F 41-13765](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/richard-m-stafford-p-40f-41-13765/)
- [Northampton massachusetts plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/northampton-massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [Capt. Paul Lonquich](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-paul-lonquich/)
- [Lt. Wilfred W. Lavinder](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-wilfred-w-lavinder/)
- [Gay Head Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/gay-head-massachusetts/)
- [Martha's Vineyard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/marthas-vineyard/)
- [Stephen Horn Tarapchak](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/stephen-horn-tarapchak/)
- [William A. Boutillier](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-a-boutillier/)
- [Lt. Robert James Lafferty](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-robert-james-lafferty/)
- [Danielson Ct. airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/danielson-ct-airport/)
- [Major Robert Anderstrom](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/major-robert-anderstrom/)
- [Old Newgate Prison](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/old-newgate-prison/)
- [Massachusetts Air National Guard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-air-national-guard/)
- [Henry C. Fay Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/henry-c-fay-jr/)
- [Charles W. Powell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charles-w-powell/)
- [Furman Watson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/furman-watson/)
- [Lester L. Shoemaker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lester-l-shoemaker/)
- [East Granby Connecticut bomber crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/east-granby-connecticut-bomber-crash/)
- [B-24J 42-51001](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-24j-42-51001/)
- [East Granby](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/east-granby/)
- [Lockheed A-29 41-23340](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lockheed-a-29-41-23340/)
- [Lt. Melvin W. Schoephoester](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-melvin-w-schoephoester/)
- [Lt. Walter C. Boyle](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-walter-c-boyle/)
- [S/Sgt. Michael M. Kaufman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ssgt-michael-m-kaufman/)
- [Sgt. Gordon Johnson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-gordon-johnson/)
- [Sgt. John T. Howey Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-john-t-howey-jr/)
- [John A. Cooke](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-a-cooke/)
- [E. R. Booth](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/e-r-booth/)
- [Washington Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/washington-connecticut/)
- [Lt. James McDonough](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-james-mcdonough/)
- [Woodbridge Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/woodbridge-connecticut/)
- [B-24 Flaps Position Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-24-flaps-position-gauge/)
- [Grumman TBM-1C](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-tbm-1c/)
- [Grumman TBM Avenger](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-tbm-avenger/)
- [TBM-3E Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/tbm-3e-fuel-gauge/)
- [Grumman Avenger](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-avenger/)
- [H. P. Scharman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/h-p-scharman/)
- [Leo Stevens](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/leo-stevens/)
- [Rhode Island Balloon accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-balloon-accident/)
- [Armand O. Bernier](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/armand-o-bernier/)
- [B-17 gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-17-gauge/)
- [B-17 bomber gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-17-bomber-gauge/)
- [B-17 Bomber Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-17-bomber-instrument/)
- [Newry Maine plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/newry-maine-plane-crash/)
- [Lt. Lewis F. Turner](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-lewis-f-turner/)
- [Lt. Raymond S. Kisonas](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-raymond-s-kisonas/)
- [Sgt. Harold E. Young](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-harold-e-young/)
- [T/Sgt. Robert P. Costeollo](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/tsgt-robert-p-costeollo/)
- [Lt. Col. Harry J. Zimmerman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-col-harry-j-zimmerman/)
- [Capt. John B. Holmberg](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/capt-john-b-holmberg/)
- [Sgt. George C. Peterson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-george-c-peterson/)
- [Cpl. Robert L. Ashley](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cpl-robert-l-ashley/)
- [Pvt. James E. Click](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pvt-james-e-click/)
- [OA-10](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/oa-10/)
- [B-17 Flying Fortress](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-17-flying-fortress/)
- [WWII Aircraft Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aircraft-fuel-gauge/)
- [B-25 Bomber Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-25-bomber-fuel-gauge/)
- [B-29 Superfortress Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-29-superfortress-fuel-gauge/)
- [RA-24B Banshee](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ra-24b-banshee/)
- [42-54555](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/42-54555/)
- [Woods Hole Harbor Plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/woods-hole-harbor-plane-crash/)
- [Lt. Joseph H. Gardner](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-joseph-h-gardner/)
- [George L. Hall](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-l-hall/)
- [C. Gould Weld](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/c-gould-weld/)
- [Aero Service Company](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aero-service-company/)
- [Yarmouth Massachusetts plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/yarmouth-massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [Horse Pond](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/horse-pond/)
- [WASP Pilot Frances F. Grimes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wasp-pilot-frances-f-grimes/)
- [RA-24B 42-54552](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ra-24b-42-54552/)
- [Otis Air Field accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/otis-air-field-accident/)
- [Frances F. Grimes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/frances-f-grimes/)
- [Frances Fortune Grimes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/frances-fortune-grimes/)
- [Lt. Alfred Williams](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-alfred-williams/)
- [Lt. Gary N. Sugar](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-gary-n-sugar/)
- [Lt. Frederick M. Johnson T-33 51-4499](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-frederick-m-johnson-t-33-51-4499/)
- [F-102 56-1497](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-102-56-1497/)
- [Flagstaff Lake](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/flagstaff-lake/)
- [Massachusetts Airport Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-airport-postal-covers/)
- [Professor Edward D Hogan](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/professor-edward-d-hogan/)
- [Airship America](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/airship-america/)
- [Aviation Mystery](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aviation-mystery/)
- [White Bird Mystery](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/white-bird-mystery/)
- [Nungesser](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nungesser/)
- [Coli](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/coli/)
- [Robert M. martin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/robert-m-martin/)
- [Peter den Tek](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/peter-den-tek/)
- [Lt. Harold Porter](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-harold-porter/)
- [Sgt. Jerre M. Alego](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-jerre-m-alego/)
- [Sgt. Stephen Maksin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sgt-stephen-maksin/)
- [Arthur Gould](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/arthur-gould/)
- [Smithfield Rhode Island Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/smithfield-rhode-island-airport/)
- [Flyers Haven](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/flyers-haven/)
- [Burlington Vermont Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/burlington-vermont-airport/)
- [B-29 Cowl Flaps Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-29-cowl-flaps-gauge/)
- [C-47 Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/c-47-fuel-gauge/)
- [Pilot Directional Indicator](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pilot-directional-indicator/)
- [PDI Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pdi-gauge/)
- [Connecticut Airport Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/connecticut-airport-postal-covers/)
- [USS Ranger](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uss-ranger/)
- [South Weymouth Air Base](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/south-weymouth-air-base/)
- [Navy Blimp](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/navy-blimp/)
- [Haddam Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/haddam-connecticut/)
- [Harry E. Noyes](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/harry-e-noyes/)
- [Mr. Rideout](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mr-rideout/)
- [John R. Hartwell](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-r-hartwell/)
- [Charles Smith](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charles-smith/)
- [Higganum Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/higganum-connecticut/)
- [Mathew Negrelli](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mathew-negrelli/)
- [Rentschler Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rentschler-field/)
- [Newington Connecticut](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/newington-connecticut/)
- [Lt. Francis Kelly](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-francis-kelly/)
- [S/Sgt David L. Spicer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ssgt-david-l-spicer/)
- [Lt. Benjamin F. Lowery](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-benjamin-f-lowery/)
- [Cpl. Harold Strosnyder](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cpl-harold-strosnyder/)
- [Cedarville Sanatorium](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cedarville-sanatorium/)
- [Mitchell Petricelli](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mitchell-petricelli/)
- [Wallace Robbins](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wallace-robbins/)
- [Robert S. Willaman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/robert-s-willaman/)
- [Martha's Vineyard aircraft accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/marthas-vineyard-aircraft-accident/)
- [Phillips Beach Swampscott](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/phillips-beach-swampscott/)
- [Lt. Jack Schwab](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-jack-schwab/)
- [Lt. Thomas Finney](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-thomas-finney/)
- [F-86 49-1090](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-86-49-1090/)
- [Swampscott massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/swampscott-massachusetts/)
- [Ensign Forrest Lockwood McGurk](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-forrest-lockwood-mcgurk/)
- [Lt. Thomas J. Kirkland](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-thomas-j-kirkland/)
- [Narragansett bay aircraft accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/narragansett-bay-aircraft-accident/)
- [Wolf Hill Plane Crash Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wolf-hill-plane-crash-memorial/)
- [Aviation Progress](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aviation-progress/)
- [Grim Milestones](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grim-milestones/)
- [Nungesser and Coli](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nungesser-and-coli/)
- [doran and Pedlar](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/doran-and-pedlar/)
- [Frost and Erwin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/frost-and-erwin/)
- [Redfern](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/redfern/)
- [Automobile Death Rate](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/automobile-death-rate/)
- [Aviation Death Rate](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aviation-death-rate/)
- [James D. Hill](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/james-d-hill/)
- [Jame De Witt Hill](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jame-de-witt-hill/)
- [Old Glory Aircraft](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/old-glory-aircraft/)
- [Philip Payne](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/philip-payne/)
- [William Randolph Hearst](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-randolph-hearst/)
- [Lloyd W. Bertaud](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lloyd-w-bertaud/)
- [Lloyd Wilson Bertaud](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lloyd-wilson-bertaud/)
- [Old Orchard Beach Old Glory](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/old-orchard-beach-old-glory/)
- [Steamer Kyle](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/steamer-kyle/)
- [S. S. Transylvania](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/s-s-transylvania/)
- [S.S. Carmania](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/s-s-carmania/)
- [S.S. Kyle](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/s-s-kyle/)
- [Saint Raphael Missing Aircraft](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/saint-raphael-missing-aircraft/)
- [Charles Nungesser](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charles-nungesser/)
- [Francois Coli](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/francois-coli/)
- [G.A. Thorne Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/g-a-thorne-jr/)
- [George A. Thorne Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-a-thorne-jr/)
- [Harrisville New Hampshire plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/harrisville-new-hampshire-plane-crash/)
- [Twistback Hill plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/twistback-hill-plane-crash/)
- [Joseph F. Shields](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-f-shields/)
- [Clara Livingston](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/clara-livingston/)
- [Margaret McLaughlin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/margaret-mclaughlin/)
- [James Ketchel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/james-ketchel/)
- [Douglas ketchel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/douglas-ketchel/)
- [Dartmouth Airways](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/dartmouth-airways/)
- [Harry Quint](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/harry-quint/)
- [Aeronaut Stevens](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aeronaut-stevens/)
- [Concord State Fair Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/concord-state-fair-accident/)
- [Frank Goldsborough](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/frank-goldsborough/)
- [Donald Mockler](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/donald-mockler/)
- [Transcontinental Air Speed Record](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/transcontinental-air-speed-record/)
- [Ensign Vincent A. frankwitz](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-vincent-a-frankwitz/)
- [F6F-5 70185](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f6f-5-70185/)
- [Quonset Air Museum Restoration](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/quonset-air-museum-restoration/)
- [Nantucket Sound aircraft crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nantucket-sound-aircraft-crash/)
- [B-36 Peacemaker Fuel Gauges](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-36-peacemaker-fuel-gauges/)
- [B-36 Peacemaker Instruments](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-36-peacemaker-instruments/)
- [B-36 Peacemaker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-36-peacemaker/)
- [U.S. Navy Link Trainer Knots Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-navy-link-trainer-knots-gauge/)
- [WWII Aviation Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aviation-instrument/)
- [WWII Aviation Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aviation-gauge/)
- [World War II Aviation Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/world-war-ii-aviation-gauge/)
- [World War II Aviation Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/world-war-ii-aviation-instrument/)
- [Harry M. Jones](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/harry-m-jones/)
- [New England Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-england-aviation-accident/)
- [Narragansett Rhode Island aircraft accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/narragansett-rhode-island-aircraft-accident/)
- [Narrow River narragansett accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/narrow-river-narragansett-accident/)
- [Donald Whitman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/donald-whitman/)
- [Turners Falls Airport Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/turners-falls-airport-accident/)
- [Montague Massachusetts Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/montague-massachusetts-aircraft-accident/)
- [Massachusetts Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-aviation-accident/)
- [Petcairan Auytogyro Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/petcairan-auytogyro-accident/)
- [NC 11612](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nc-11612/)
- [George W. Horton](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/george-w-horton/)
- [Eugene Sullivan](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/eugene-sullivan/)
- [Albino Beltrami](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/albino-beltrami/)
- [Long Island Sound Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/long-island-sound-aircraft-accident/)
- [Hammonassett State Park accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hammonassett-state-park-accident/)
- [Massachusetts Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-airplane-crash/)
- [Joseph S. Cummings](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-s-cummings/)
- [Dorchester Bay Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/dorchester-bay-accident/)
- [New England Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-england-airplane-crash/)
- [Everett Foster](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/everett-foster/)
- [Fletcher Anderson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/fletcher-anderson/)
- [Lynn Massachusetts Airplane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lynn-massachusetts-airplane-crash/)
- [Massachusetts Aviatiion Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-aviatiion-crash/)
- [New England Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-england-aircraft-accident/)
- [Phillip Bulman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/phillip-bulman/)
- [J. Chauncey Redding](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/j-chauncey-redding/)
- [Massachusetts Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-aircraft-accident/)
- [Peter Pomerleau](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/peter-pomerleau/)
- [Haverhill Massachusetts Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/haverhill-massachusetts-airplane-crash/)
- [Massachusetts Airplane Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-airplane-accident/)
- [Joseph A. Harrison](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-a-harrison/)
- [Lt. Kitchell Snow](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-kitchell-snow/)
- [Lieut. Kitchell Snow](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lieut-kitchell-snow/)
- [Howard Carkin](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/howard-carkin/)
- [Oscar D. Lecain](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/oscar-d-lecain/)
- [Boston Airport Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boston-airport-accident/)
- [Boston Airport Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boston-airport-crash/)
- [101st Observation Squadron Massachusetts National Guard Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/101st-observation-squadron-massachusetts-national-guard-accident/)
- [Stanislaus D'Ambra](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/stanislaus-dambra/)
- [William Lang](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/william-lang/)
- [Francis Clancy](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/francis-clancy/)
- [Roland Coutu](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/roland-coutu/)
- [What Cheer Airport Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/what-cheer-airport-accident/)
- [Seekonk Massachusetts Plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/seekonk-massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [Massachusetts Plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [New England Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/new-england-plane-crash/)
- [Lt. Robert O'Brien](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-robert-obrien/)
- [Robert Wise](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/robert-wise/)
- [North Smithfield Plane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-smithfield-plane-crash/)
- [Rhode Island Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-aviation-accident/)
- [Rhode Island Airplane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-airplane-crash/)
- [Julien Buckwalder](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/julien-buckwalder/)
- [H. Lester Metcalfe](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/h-lester-metcalfe/)
- [Indian Rock Race Track Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/indian-rock-race-track-accident/)
- [Edward J. Devereaux](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/edward-j-devereaux/)
- [Herma Devereaux](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/herma-devereaux/)
- [Edward Reiss](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/edward-reiss/)
- [Boston Airport Fatality](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/boston-airport-fatality/)
- [Massachusetts Aviation Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/massachusetts-aviation-crash/)
- [Curtis Flying Service](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/curtis-flying-service/)
- [Barnstable Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/barnstable-airplane-crash/)
- [Cape Cod Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cape-cod-airplane-crash/)
- [Cape Cod Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cape-cod-aviation-accident/)
- [U.S. marine Corps O2U Corsair](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-marine-corps-o2u-corsair/)
- [A-7661](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/a-7661/)
- [USS Wasp CV-7 launching accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uss-wasp-cv-7-launching-accident/)
- [West Williams](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/west-williams/)
- [Lt. Cmdr. Waldo H. Brown](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-cmdr-waldo-h-brown/)
- [Ellsworth Benson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ellsworth-benson/)
- [Walter Kirk](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/walter-kirk/)
- [John Ausiello](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-ausiello/)
- [Braintree Massachusetts Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/braintree-massachusetts-aviation-accident/)
- [Albert L. Ball Sr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/albert-l-ball-sr/)
- [Donald H. McMahon](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/donald-h-mcmahon/)
- [Brookfield Airport Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/brookfield-airport-accident/)
- [Brokfield Airport Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/brokfield-airport-crash/)
- [Albert Ball Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/albert-ball-jr/)
- [Sebastian L. Gianni](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sebastian-l-gianni/)
- [Albert Winward](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/albert-winward/)
- [Round Hill Airport Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/round-hill-airport-accident/)
- [Kenneth W. Root](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/kenneth-w-root/)
- [Dartmouth Massachusetts](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/dartmouth-massachusetts/)
- [Dartmouth Massachusetts Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/dartmouth-massachusetts-airplane-crash/)
- [Ambrose A. Peterson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ambrose-a-peterson/)
- [Joseph Yamron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-yamron/)
- [Sonya Garfinkle](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/sonya-garfinkle/)
- [Lincoln Massachusetts Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lincoln-massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [Nantucket Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nantucket-plane-crash/)
- [Nantucket Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nantucket-aircraft-accident/)
- [152d Observation Squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/152d-observation-squadron/)
- [152nd Observation Squadron](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/152nd-observation-squadron/)
- [Rhode Island National Guard Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-national-guard-crash/)
- [Lt. gerald P. Kennedy](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-gerald-p-kennedy/)
- [Lt. Gerald Patrick Kennedy](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-gerald-patrick-kennedy/)
- [Lt. Robert W. Hoeker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-robert-w-hoeker/)
- [Lt. Robert Wright Hoeker](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-robert-wright-hoeker/)
- [Joseph S. Knapik](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-s-knapik/)
- [Lake Chaubunagungamaug airplane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lake-chaubunagungamaug-airplane-crash/)
- [Webster Lake airplane accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/webster-lake-airplane-accident/)
- [Rowland Kenneth Quinn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rowland-kenneth-quinn/)
- [Pittsfield Airport Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pittsfield-airport-accident/)
- [Pittsfield Airport Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pittsfield-airport-crash/)
- [Maine Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/maine-aviation-accident/)
- [Maine Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/maine-airplane-crash/)
- [Rowland K. Quinn](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rowland-k-quinn/)
- [Douglas Massachusetts Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/douglas-massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [John Bouchard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-bouchard/)
- [Donald Hoeing](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/donald-hoeing/)
- [Joseph Langlois](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/joseph-langlois/)
- [Lea A. Sherman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lea-a-sherman/)
- [Masscahusetts Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/masscahusetts-aviation-accident/)
- [John Apez](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-apez/)
- [Alfred Pitt](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/alfred-pitt/)
- [Henry Katz](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/henry-katz/)
- [Glenn Bridgman](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/glenn-bridgman/)
- [Mt. Wachusett Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/mt-wachusett-plane-crash/)
- [Princeton Massachusetts Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/princeton-massachusetts-plane-crash/)
- [Flying Parson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/flying-parson/)
- [Belvin W. Maynard](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/belvin-w-maynard/)
- [Charles Mionette](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/charles-mionette/)
- [L. R. Wood](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/l-r-wood/)
- [Rutland Fair Grounds Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rutland-fair-grounds-accident/)
- [Rutland Vermont Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rutland-vermont-airplane-crash/)
- [Vermont Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vermont-aviation-accident/)
- [Vermont Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/vermont-airplane-crash/)
- [Jack McGee](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jack-mcgee/)
- [John Francis McGee](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-francis-mcgee/)
- [John F. McGee Pawtucket](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/john-f-mcgee-pawtucket/)
- [Narragansett Bay Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/narragansett-bay-airplane-crash/)
- [Pioneer Aviator Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pioneer-aviator-rhode-island/)
- [Rhode Island Aviation Pioneer](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-aviation-pioneer/)
- [Rhode Island Daredevil](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-daredevil/)
- [North Kingstown Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-kingstown-aircraft-accident/)
- [North Kingstown Aircraft Crash. Quonset Naval Air Station Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/north-kingstown-aircraft-crash-quonset-naval-air-station-accident/)
- [Quonsett Naval Air Station Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/quonsett-naval-air-station-crash/)
- [Lieut. Raymond C. Shaw Jr.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lieut-raymond-c-shaw-jr/)
- [Rhode Island Aircraft Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-aircraft-crash/)
- [U.S. Navy FJ-3 Fury Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-navy-fj-3-fury-accident/)
- [Quonset NAS crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/quonset-nas-crash/)
- [Quonset NAS Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/quonset-nas-accident/)
- [B-26 Bomber gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-26-bomber-gauge/)
- [B-26 Bomber Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/b-26-bomber-instrument/)
- [World War Ii Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/world-war-ii-aircraft-instrument/)
- [Oxygen Station Gauges](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/oxygen-station-gauges/)
- [WWII Bomber Aircraft gauges](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-bomber-aircraft-gauges/)
- [WWII Aviation Gauges](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aviation-gauges/)
- [WWII Aviation Instruments](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aviation-instruments/)
- [WWII Aircraft Instruments](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aircraft-instruments/)
- [Curtis C-46 Commando](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/curtis-c-46-commando/)
- [C-46 Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/c-46-fuel-gauge/)
- [WWII Aviation Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aviation-fuel-gauge/)
- [WWII Fule Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-fule-gauge/)
- [WWII Aircraft Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aircraft-gauge/)
- [English Electric Canberra T-19](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/english-electric-canberra-t-19/)
- [Cold War Era Aircraft Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-era-aircraft-gauge/)
- [Exhaust Temperature Aviation Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/exhaust-temperature-aviation-gauge/)
- [Cold War Aviation Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-aviation-gauge/)
- [Jet Fighter Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jet-fighter-gauge/)
- [Jet Fighter Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jet-fighter-instrument/)
- [Cold War Aviation Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-aviation-instrument/)
- [Cold War Aircraft Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-aircraft-gauge/)
- [F9F Panther](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f9f-panther/)
- [U.S. Navy F9F Panther](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-navy-f9f-panther/)
- [Cold War Era Aviation Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-era-aviation-instrument/)
- [Grumman F-8 Bearcat](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-f-8-bearcat/)
- [Grumman Bearcat Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-bearcat-fuel-gauge/)
- [Grumman Bearcat aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-bearcat-aircraft-instrument/)
- [U.S. navy Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-navy-aircraft-instrument/)
- [Republic F-80 Shooting Star](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/republic-f-80-shooting-star/)
- [F-80 Fuel Gauge](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-80-fuel-gauge/)
- [F-80 Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/f-80-aircraft-instrument/)
- [Cold War Jet Fighter](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-jet-fighter/)
- [Cole War Aviation Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cole-war-aviation-instrument/)
- [Cold War Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/cold-war-aircraft-instrument/)
- [PBY Catalina Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pby-catalina-aircraft-instrument/)
- [Aviation Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aviation-instrument/)
- [WWII Aircraft Instrument](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aircraft-instrument/)
- [Danielson Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/danielson-airport/)
- [Brainard Field](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/brainard-field/)
- [Trumbull Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/trumbull-airport/)
- [Grumman TBM Avenger Auto Pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/grumman-tbm-avenger-auto-pilot/)
- [TBM Avenger Auto Pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/tbm-avenger-auto-pilot/)
- [TBF Avenger Auto Pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/tbf-avenger-auto-pilot/)
- [WWII Aircraft Auto Pilot](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wwii-aircraft-auto-pilot/)
- [Prinster-Hogg Park Scituate R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/prinster-hogg-park-scituate-r-i/)
- [Crazy Corners Scituate Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/crazy-corners-scituate-rhode-island/)
- [Flight 458 Memoria](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/flight-458-memoria/)
- [Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/pilgrim-airlines-flight-458/)
- [Scituate Rhode Island Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/scituate-rhode-island-aviation-accident/)
- [Scituate R.I. Airplane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/scituate-r-i-airplane-crash/)
- [Scituate reservoir Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/scituate-reservoir-aircraft-accident/)
- [Hillsgrove Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hillsgrove-airport/)
- [T.F. Green Airport](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/t-f-green-airport/)
- [Hillsgrove Airport dedication](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hillsgrove-airport-dedication/)
- [T.F. Green Airport Dedication](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/t-f-green-airport-dedication/)
- [Providence Airport Dedication](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/providence-airport-dedication/)
- [Rhode Island Airport Postal Covers](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-airport-postal-covers/)
- [RhodeIsland Airport Dedication](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhodeisland-airport-dedication/)
- [Providence Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/providence-aviation-accident/)
- [Commander Thalbert N. Alford](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/commander-thalbert-n-alford/)
- [Newport Rhhode Island Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/newport-rhhode-island-aircraft-accident/)
- [Newport Rhode Island airplane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/newport-rhode-island-airplane-crash/)
- [U.S. Navy Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-navy-plane-crash/)
- [USS Bob-o-link](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uss-bob-o-link/)
- [USS Antares](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uss-antares/)
- [USS Concord](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/uss-concord/)
- [Rhode Island Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-plane-crash/)
- [Smithfield Rhode Island Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/smithfield-rhode-island-plane-crash/)
- [RB-34 Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rb-34-crash/)
- [Military Plane Crash Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/military-plane-crash-rhode-island/)
- [Wolf Hill crash Memorial](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/wolf-hill-crash-memorial/)
- [Nels J. Nelson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/nels-j-nelson/)
- [Irving Tukey](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/irving-tukey/)
- [Hydroplane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/hydroplane/)
- [Rocky Point Rhode Island](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rocky-point-rhode-island/)
- [Rhode Island Aircraft Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/rhode-island-aircraft-accident/)
- [Woonsocket Rhode Island Plane Crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/woonsocket-rhode-island-plane-crash/)
- [R.I. Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/r-i-aviation-accident/)
- [R. C. Mofett](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/r-c-mofett/)
- [Private O.V. Rubel](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/private-o-v-rubel/)
- [Lt. R. C. Mofett](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-r-c-mofett/)
- [Evelyn Moody](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/evelyn-moody/)
- [Evelyn Moody Woonsocket R.I.](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/evelyn-moody-woonsocket-r-i/)
- [Lieutenant R. C. Mofett](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lieutenant-r-c-mofett/)
- [Woonsocket Aviation Accident](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/woonsocket-aviation-accident/)
- [Ensign Forrest L. McGurk](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/ensign-forrest-l-mcgurk/)
- [Oathe M. Sloane](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/oathe-m-sloane/)
- [U.S.S. Wright](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/u-s-s-wright/)
- [Lt. Homer N. Wilkinson](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/lt-homer-n-wilkinson/)
- [Jamestown Rhode Island airplane crash](https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/jamestown-rhode-island-airplane-crash/)