Quonset Point, Rhode Island – March 25, 1946
SB2C Helldiver
U.S. Navy Photo
On March 25, 1946, an SBW-4e Helldiver, (Bu. No. 60113), was practicing take offs and landings at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. On one of the takeoffs the aircraft suddenly lost power and crash landed. The pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft suffered heavy damage.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report, dated March 25, 1946
