Quonset Point Naval Air Station – July 10, 1943
British Royal Navy Martlet IV Fighter
U.S. Navy Photo
On July 10, 1943, a British Royal Navy Martlet IV, a.k.a. F4F Wildcat, (Bu. No. JV-366), lost power and crashed on takeoff from runway 19 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The airplane went into an unused gun mount and shed, tearing away the landing gear, before coming to rest against a wall. The pilot was not injured.
Source:
Quonset Point Crash Log, at Providence College Library archives.
