Poquonoc River, Trumbull, CT – August 2, 1935
On the evening of August 2, 1935, a Connecticut National Guard aircraft with two men aboard crashed just after takeoff from Trumbull Field. The plane went down in the Poquonoc River about 300 feet from the airfield.
Killed in the crash were the pilot, Lt. William H. Laughlin, and the observer, S/Sgt. Russell E. Clark. Laughlin was a veteran WWI pilot.
The plane had been on a training flight from Hartford to Trumbull, and was making the return trip when the accident occurred.
Source: New York Times, “Connecticut Crash Kills 2 Guard Fliers” August 2, 1935
