Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island – July 12, 1943
F4U Corsair
US Navy Photo
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 sank, but the pilot was rescued by a passing fishing boat.
Source: Quonset point Crash Log at the Providence College library archives.
