Quonset Point Naval Air Station – January 31, 1944
Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless
U.S. Navy Photo
On January 31, 1944, Ensign A. G. King was piloting an SBD-5 Dauntless, (Bu. No. 29030), while practicing field carrier landings at Quonset Point. As he was making a landing approach, he lowered the landing gear, but due to a mechanical failure with the aircraft, only one of the wheels came down. The aircraft suffered heavy damage, but Ensign King was not hurt.
Source; U.S. Navy Accident Report #44-11373
