Fishers Island Sound – March 5, 1943
P-47B Thunderbolt
U.S. Air Force Photo
On March 5, 1943, 2nd Lt. Carl P. Bock, (22), was killed when the P47B Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 41-5975), he was piloting crashed in Fishers Island Sound. He was returning to Trumbull Field in Groton after taking part in a gunnery practice exercise when the aircraft developed engine trouble. When the plane hit the water he was knocked unconscious and drowned.
Sources:
Book, “Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945”, By Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006
www.findagrave.com
