Quonset Point Naval Air Station – July 29, 1943
U.S. Navy FM-2 Wildcat
U.S. Navy Photo
At 5:20 p.m. on the evening of July 29, 1943, crash/rescue trucks at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station were sent to stand-by on runway 19 for an incoming F4F-3 Wildcat, (Bu. No. 5164), the pilot of which had declared an emergency. The aircraft crash landed and ground looped off the runway causing damage to the aircraft but the pilot was not injured.
Source:
Quonset Point Crash Log at Providence College Library archives.
