Quonset Point Naval Air Station – November 27, 1944
F6F Hellcat
U. S. Navy Photo
At 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of November 27, 1944, a navy F6F Hellcat, (Bu. No. 44296), made an emergency landing in a “fishing cover” near the airfield. The reason for the landing was not specified. The plane came to rest in three feet of water, and the pilot was not injured.
Source:
Quonset Point Crash Log, November 4, 1944, to June 24, 1945, Providence College Library.
