Branford, Connecticut – August 7, 1946
On August 7, 1946, a 21-year-old man from Hamden, Connecticut, was practicing forced landings in a single-engine aircraft when the landing gear and a wing of his “air coupe” airplane struck a tall tree causing him to crash. The plane came down on the farm of Joseph Zuwallack. Despite damage to the plane, fortunately the pilot wasn’t injured.
Source:
The Waterbury Democrat, “Hamden Aviator Unhurt In Crash”, August 7, 1946, page 10.