Charlestown, Rhode Island – December 2, 1946
TBM-3E Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On December 2, 1946, a navy TBM-3E Avenger, (Bu. No. 91648), left the Quonset Point Naval Air Station bound for the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field. Upon landing at Charlestown, a landing gear strut snapped causing the aircraft to veer off the runway, at which time the entire landing gear assembly collapsed causing the aircraft to skid to a stop on its belly. Despite significant damage to the airplane, the pilot and radio operator were not injured.
Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated December 2, 1946.
