Nantucket, Massachusetts – November 20, 1943
U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless
U.S. Navy Photo.
On the morning of November 20, 1943, a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft, (Bu. No. 29034), was approaching the Nantucket Naval Auxiliary Air Field in heavy haze. Ground fog conditions were also present. Due to poor visibility, the plane landed half-way down the runway. The pilot applied the brakes but was unable to prevent the aircraft from running off the runway and into a ditch. The aircraft suffered heavy damage, but the two-man crew was not injured.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #44-9838, dated November 20, 1943.
