Quonset Point Naval Air Station
U.S. Navy Grumman Avenger
U.S. Navy Photo
At 11:12 a.m. on August 31, 1943, a navy TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 23886), was landing at the Quonset Point Naval Air station when it ground looped off runway 10 and crashed into a building used for pistol practice. The aircraft and building were damaged, but there were no injuries.
Source:
Quonset point Crash Log, 1943, at Providence College Library
