Quonset Point, R. I. – July 24, 1943

Quonset Point Naval Air Station     

F4U Corsair
US Navy Photo

     At 4:48 p.m. on July 24, 1943, a Royal Air Force F4U Corsair, (Bu. No. JT-166), crash landed and came to rest on its nose on runway 34 at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station.  The pilot was not injured,

     Source: Quonset Point Crash Log, at Providence College Library.  

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