Narragansett Bay, R. I. – June 15, 1953
U.S. Navy Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
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 into Narragansett Bay at the end of the runway.
He was assigned to VS-32.
Sources:
Info supplied by Larry Webster, Aviation Historian, Charlestown, R. I.
R. I. Department of Health death certificate #8059-26
