Norwich, Connecticut – July 11, 1940
On July 11, 1940, navy test pilot Boone T, Guyton, (26), was piloting an experimental Vought-Sikorsky airplane over Norwich, Connecticut, when he was forced to make an emergency crash landing on the Norwich Golf Course. The plane struck a tree near the 14th fairway. Although the aircraft was damaged, Guyton was not seriously injured.
Although not stated in the newspaper article, it is surmised that the aircraft was an XF4U-1 Corsair, which would later become known as the F4U Corsair which saw service in WWII and the Korean War.
Source: The Waterbury Democrat, “Pilot Injured In Plane Crash”, July 12, 1940.
Boone Guyton survived another crash landing on March 15, 1943. Click here for more information.
Boone Guyton was also an author. One book he wrote was titled “Air Base” which was published in 1941. Another Book, Whistling Death – The Test Pilot’s Story of the F4U Corsair”.
To learn more about Boone Guyton, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_Guyton