Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island – December 22, 1943
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On the morning of December 22, 1943, a TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 05900), with three men aboard, was making practice carrier landings on a platform off the shore of Point Judith when the plane went off the platform and into the water and sank. The crew escaped without injury. The accident occurred due to faulty brakes.
Source:
U. S. Navy crash report #44-10432
