Quonset Point, Rhode Island – July 12, 1942
Vought SB2U Vindicator
U.S. Navy Photo
On July 12, 1942, a Vought SB2U Vindicator, (Bu. No. 0739), was returning to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station after a practice bombing training flight when it crash-landed due to heavy crosswinds. The aircraft suffered heavy damage, but the two-man crew was not injured.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #43-4422, dated July 12,1942.
