Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island – August 13, 1943
On the afternoon of August 13, 1943, a TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 24031) , was returning to Quonset Point Naval Air Station after a training flight when the engine suddenly lost all power. At the time this occurred, the aircraft was at an altitude of 900 feet over Narragansett Bay. The pilot turned into the wind and made an emergency water landing with wheels and flaps down. None of the crew were injured.
The aircraft was assigned to VT-2.
Source:
U. S. Navy crash report #44-8098