Quonset Point, Rhode Island – September 10, 1949
On September 10, 1949 a navy F8F-1 Bearcat, (Bu. No. 94765), landed at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Just after touchdown the aircraft lost all brake pressure and went off the runway and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was not injured.
Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated September 10, 1949.