Otis Air Force Base – June 12, 1947
F8F Bearcat
U. S. Navy Photo
On June 12, 1947, an F8F-1 Bearcat, (Bu. No. 95125), left Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island bound for Otis AFB in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Upon landing at Otis, the right wing dropped and struck the runway causing the aircraft to flip onto its back and skid for approximately 500 feet before it came to rest. The aircraft was badly damaged, but the pilot was not seriously injured.
The aircraft was assigned to VF-17A at Quonset.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report dated June 12, 1947
