Brunswick, ME. – May 17, 1944

May 4, 2025

Brunswick, Maine, Naval Air Station – May 17, 1944

     On the evening of May 17, 1944, a British pilot was making a landing at the Brunswick NAS in a Curtiss SNC Falcon, (An advanced trainer aircraft), when a wheel suddenly collapsed causing the plane to ground-loop and turn over.  The pilot was not injured, but the plane was badly damaged. 

     Source: Norther Air Group A.C.I. Aircraft Accident And crash Report – 1st Naval District, dated June 1, 1944, (A report of navy crashes for the month of May, 1944.)

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Brunswick, ME. – March 10, 1943

April 16, 2019

Brunswick, Maine – March 10, 1943 

 

U.S. Navy PV-1 Ventura
U. S. Navy Photo

     On March 10, 1943, a U. S. Navy PV-3 Ventura aircraft, (Bu. No. 33949), ground-looped upon landing at the Brunswick Naval Air Station.  The aircraft required a major overhaul but the crew was not injured. 

     Source:

     U. S. Navy accident report #43-6197, dated March 10, 1943.    

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