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Norfolk, MA. – March 26, 1949

March 16, 2026

Norfolk, Massachusetts – March 26, 1949

On March 26, 1949, a student pilot and his instructor were flying over the Norfolk area when the plane went into a spin and crashed into a field. Both men were trapped in the wreckage for thirty-five minutes before being rescued by firefighters. The student told rescue workers that he was at the controls of the duel-control plane when the crash occurred. Both men were transported to a hospital for possible fractured skulls.

Source:

Providence Sunday Journal, “2 Hurt In Plane Crash”, March 27, 1949

Norfolk, MA. – January 31, 1976

September 14, 2018

Norfolk, Massachusetts – January 31, 1976

At about 1:00 p.m. on January 31, 1976, a single-engine aircraft with two men aboard was taking off from Norfolk Airport when the engine began losing power. The pilot attempted to circle back to land when the engine failed completely while the plane was at tree-top level. It crashed into a row of parked aircraft, damaging three airplanes. Although there was a leakage of fuel, there was no fire. The pilot and his passenger were transported to Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick for treatment. No one on the ground was injured.

Source:

The South Middlesex News, “Plane Crash-Lands, 2 Medfield Men Hurt In Crash”, February 1, 1976, page 17A (With photo of crash scene.)