Quonset Point Naval Air Station – August 27, 1943
U.S. Navy Grumman Avenger
U.S. Navy Photo
At 1:00 p.m. on the afternoon of August 27, 1943, a TBF Avenger, (Bu. No. 23945), made an emergency landing with only one wheel down at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Upon doing so, the aircraft ground looped off the runway breaking a wing and the propeller. There were no injuries to the pilot or crew aboard.
Source:
Quonset Point Crash Log at Providence College Library archives.
