Martha’s Vineyard – February 11, 1945

January 23, 2026

Martha’s Vineyard – February 11, 1945   

F7F Tigercat

      On February 11, 1945, navy Lt. (Jg.) Ted Leon Hall, (25), of Lenoir, North Carolina, was piloting an F7F-2N Tigercat aircraft on a familiarization flight over Martha’s Vineyard.  While in the area of the Martha’s Vineyard Naval Auxiliary Air Station, those in the control tower stated that the aircraft appeared to be in difficulty for about thirty seconds before it went out of control and crashed and burned in an inaccessible wooded area about two miles from the station.  

     It was reported that Lt. Hall attempted to bail out but was unsuccessful.     

     The cause of the crash was reported in the press to be “unknown”.  

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54114507/ted-leon-hall

     Source:

     Vineyard Gazette, “Falls To His Death – Flier Killed When Plane Crashes In Woods”, February 16, 1945.

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Nantucket, MA. – April 6, 1945

December 4, 2020

Nantucket, Massachusetts – April 6, 1945 

 

     On April 6, 1945, a navy Fg-1D Corsair aircraft, (Bu. No. 76648), was returning to the Nantucket Naval Auxiliary Air Field from a training flight when the engine began to cut out while the aircraft was still at 5,500 feet.  As the pilot came in for an emergency landing the engine lost all power.  The aircraft made a hard landing on the right wing and flipped over on its back.  The pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.  

     The pilot was assigned to VBF-92.

     Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated April 6, 1945

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Nantucket, MA. – March 4, 1945

January 13, 2018

Nantucket, Massachusetts – March 4, 1945

 

U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat
U.S. Navy photo

     On March 4, 1945, an Ensign piloting an F6F-5 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 77477),  taxied into position for takeoff at the Nantucket Naval Air Station.  After being granted clearance, he proceeded down the runway. When the aircraft had reached an altitude of about 20 feet, the engine suddenly cut out and lost all power.  The plane touched down approximately 100 feet beyond the end of the runway while still traveling at a considerable speed, where it struck a small mound and again left the ground.  It then stalled, and fell again, landing on the left wing and flipping over. 

     The pilot suffered a fractured vertebra, and the plane was wrecked, but did not burn.  The aircraft had been assigned to VF-92.

     Source:  U. S. Navy crash report, 10-45. 

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