Canton, MA. – November 16, 1952

March 31, 2026

Canton, Massachusetts – November 16, 1952

     On November 16, 1952, two naval reserve officers were flying a twin-engine trainer aircraft on a cross-country flight over Massachusetts when they encountered thick fog.   While attempting to make a controlled approach to Boston’s Logan Airport the plane ran out of gas.  The cloud ceiling was only 100 feet so they were unable to select a landing place.  As they came out of the fog they crash-landed in a swampy area of Canton about a half-mile from Route 128. Despite damage to the aircraft, neither man was injured. 

     Source:

      Providence Journal, “2 Officers Unhurt In Navy Plane Crash In Bay State Swamp”, November 17, 1952, pg. 1.    

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Canton, MA. – October 13, 1942

January 26, 2022

Canton, Massachusetts – October 13, 1942

 

Curtis P-40 Aircraft
U. S. Army Air Corps Photo

     On October 13, 1942, Staff Sergeant Watkins Mayo, (19), of Tulia, Texas, was piloting a Curtis P-40F, (Ser. No. 41-14099), over the area of Canton, Massachusetts, on an authorized aerobatic training flight.  He was observed making loops and rolls over the (now defunct) Boston Municipal Airport in Canton.  The airport was located on the northeast side of Neponset Street, just southeast of the Neponset River.  It was while he was practicing aerobatics that his plane crashed and burned in a wooded area near the airport.   

     S/Sgt. Mayo was assigned to the 317th Fighter Squadron.

     S/Sgt. Mayo is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Texas.  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235598250/watkins-mayo

     Sources:

     The Waterbury Democrat, “Cause Of Crash”, October 14, 1942, page 2. 

     Book, “Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945”, By Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006

     www.findagrave.com

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Canton, MA. – March 2, 1975

August 25, 2018

Canton, Massachusetts – March 2, 1975

     At about noon time on March 2, 1975, a Cessna 182 with four men aboard left Norwood Airport for an aerial tour of the Boston area.  About fifteen minutes into the flight the aircraft developed engine trouble and crashed on the property of the Blue Hills Country Club in Canton.  All aboard sustained serious injuries. Two passengers were taken to Norwood Hospital, while the pilot and the other passenger were transported to Carney Hospital in Boston.

     Source:

     Providence Evening Bulletin, “Four Men Hurt In Plane Crash On Golf Course”, March 3, 1975, page A-5      

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