North Kingstown, R.I. – March 30, 1950

North Kingstown, R. I. – March 30, 1950

Near Quonset Point Naval Air  Station

F4U-4 Corsair 81347
Pilot: Ens. Henry F. Hite
Killed March 30, 1950
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Navy Photo

   On March 30, 1950, two U.S. Navy F4U Corsairs collided in mid-air about a mile from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station.  One plane crashed in a residential neighborhood, and the other in woodland.  Both pilots were killed.

     The pilots were identified as Ensign John Hall, 22, of Hamburg, New York, and Ensign Henry F. Hite Jr., 23, of Waco, Texas.

     Source: New York Times, “Air Collision Kills Two”, April 1, 1950