Quonset Point, Rhode Island – July 17, 1946
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On the morning of July 17, 1946, a navy TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 06381), experienced a landing gear collapse after a hard landing at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. The aircraft was irreparably damaged, but none of the crew aboard were injured.
The aircraft was assigned to VT-97.
Source: U.S. Navy accident report dated July 17, 1946.
