Quonset Point, Rhode Island – June 9, 1942
OS2U Kingfisher
U.S. Navy Photo
On June 9, 1942, a U. S. Navy OS2U Kingfisher aircraft, (Bu. No. 5314), with two men aboard, was making a landing approach to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Just before touchdown, a gust of wind caught the aircraft while it was low over Narragansett Bay causing the left wing to touch the water. The aircraft spun around and hit the water and was then driven into the beach. The aircraft sustained heavy damage but the crew was not hurt.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #4292, dated June 9, 1942.
