Quonset Point Naval Air Station – September 17, 1951
P2V Neptune
U.S. Air Force Photo
On September 17, 1951, a P2V-4 Neptune, (Bu. No. 124235), was landing at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station after a training flight. The weather was poor with low visibility. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and over a sea wall and came to rest with one wing in the water and the other against the seawall. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair but the five men aboard were not injured.
The aircraft was assigned to VF-7.
Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated September 17, 1951
