Charlestown, Rhode Island – September 20, 1943
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On September 20, 1943, a TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 00652), with a lone pilot aboard, was taking off in strong crosswinds at the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field when the aircraft went into some trees at the end of the runway and nosed up violently. The pilot wasn’t seriously hurt, but the aircraft was destroyed.
The aircraft was assigned to VT-14.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #44-5720
