Windham, Connecticut – April 13, 1944
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On the morning of April 13, 1944, a navy TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 24124), landed short of the left side of the runway at the Windham Air Field. The left wing dragged and the plane went off the runway where it went into some soft dirt and was thrown over onto its right wing. The aircraft was damaged, but there were no injuries.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #44-13163, dated April 13, 1944.
