Beverly, Massachusetts – October 29, 1944
On October 29, 1944, a F6F-5, Hellcat, (Bu. No. 58128), was taking off from the Beverly Navy Auxiliary Air Field for a training flight. As the aircraft began to climb the engine began sputtering and then quit. The plane came down and was damaged beyond all repair, and the pilot received non-life-threatening injuries. The pilot reported that when the engine failed all instruments were reading normal. The cause of the crash is unknown.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report dated October 29, 1944.