Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island – June 28, 1943
F6F Hellcat
U.S. Navy Photo
On the afternoon of June 28, 1943, Ensign Sven Rolfsen, Jr., was piloting an F6F-3 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 80908), at 30,000 feet over Narragansett Bay when the engine suddenly lost all power. He put the plane into a glide and tried to restart the engine, but without success. He was forced to make an emergency water landing on Narragansett Bay in an area just off shore from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Rolfsen was able to climb out of the plane before it sank. He was not injured.
Source:
U. S. Navy Accident Report #43-7446
