Quonset Point Naval Air Station
OS2U Kingfisher without float
U. S. Navy Photo
At 8:47 a,m. an OS2U Kingfisher aircraft, (Bu. No. 09413), nosed over on take off on runway 5 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. There were no injuries.
Source: Quonset Point Crash log at Providence College Library archives.
As a point of fact, this same aircraft was involved in a more serious accident in Bourne, Massachusetts, on October 9, 1942. For details, click here.
