Atlantic Ocean – January 26, 1950
Douglas Skyraider
U. S. Navy Photo
On January 26, 1950, a flight of AD-3 Skyraider aircraft from the Quonset Point Naval Air Station were participating in an aerobatic training exercise over the water about 2 miles southwest of Point Judith, R.I. During the exercise, two aircraft, Bu. No. 122810, and Bu. No. 122831, were involved in a mid-air collision. One pilot, Midshipman Donald H. Anrep, (21), from Pontiac, Michigan, was killed. The other pilot survived.
Both pilots had been assigned to VA-74 stationed at Quonset Point.
Sources:
U. S. Navy Accident Report dated January 26, 1950
The Evening Star, (Wash. D. C.), “Navy Pilot Missing In Sea”, January 27, 1950
