Rockland, Maine – April 28, 1944
U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat
U.S. Navy photo
On April 28, 1944, Ensign Kenneth C. McKay, age 22, was killed while piloting an F6F-3 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 42238), on a gunnery training flight over Rockland, Maine. The crash occurred about 300 yards north of the Naval Auxiliary Air Field.
Source: U.S. navy Accident Report
