South Weymouth, MA – September 14, 1944
U.S. Navy PV-1 Ventura
On September 14, 1944, a U. S. Navy PV-1 Ventura, (Bu. No. 33280), with seven crewmen aboard, left Groton, Connecticut, bound for the South Weymouth Naval Air Station. While landing at South Weymouth, the hydraulic system for the brakes failed, causing the aircraft to go off the end of the runway. The airplane was damaged beyond repair, but nobody aboard was hurt.
The aircraft was assigned to VB-128
Source: U. S. Navy Accident Report dated September 14, 1944.
