Otis Air Force Base – July 16, 1958

Otis Air Force Base – July 16, 1958 

     On July 16, 1958, an F-94 Starfire crashed on the runway while landing at Otis AFB when the nose gear collapsed.  The aircraft skidded for 200 feet off the runway and onto a grassy area.  The pilot, 1st Lt. Richard Reynolds, and radar observer 1st Lt. Vincent Rosselli, were unhurt. 

Source: Falmouth Enterprise, “Jet Crashes; Two Walk Our Unhurt”, July 18, 1958

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