Quonset Point Naval Air Station – May 24, 1966
S2F Tracker
U. S. Navy Photo
On the night of May 24, 1966, Lieut. Cmdr. Bruce R. Richmond, 31, and Lieut. Stephen Losey, 37, were practicing landings and take offs at Quonset Point Naval Air Station when their twin-engine S2E tracker aircraft crashed in Narragansett Bay about 1,500 feet from the end of the runway. The plane sank in 32 feet of water and both men perished.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3427105/bruce-robert-richmond
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49249517/stephen-losey
Sources:
Evening Bulletin, “2 Navy Fliers Killed As Plane Crashes In Bay”, May 25, 1966.
New York Times, “Two Navy Fliers Die In Crash”, May 25, 1966
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