Quonset Point, Rhode Island – October 12, 1943
U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless
U.S. Navy Photo.
On October 12, 1943, a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, (Bu. No. 24149), landed at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. As the aircraft was taxiing down the runway it collided with another SBD-5, (Bu. No. 11038), that was also taxiing from another runway. The two aircraft collided where the runways intersected. Both aircraft suffered substantial damage, but there were no injuries.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report dated October 12, 1943.
