Lewiston, ME. – May 9, 1945

Lewiston, Maine – May 9, 1945 

 

TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo

On May 9, 1945, a U. S. Navy TBF-1C Avenger, (Bu. No. 47675), taxied into a ditch after a night landing which caused buckling of the fuselage.  The pilot was not injured.  

Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated May 9, 1945. 

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