Lt. Jg. Kenneth B. McQuady Memorial
Quonset Air Museum
Lt. Jg. McQuady was killed on March 2, 1945, when his F6F Hellcat crashed on takeoff from Charlestown Auxiliary Air Field in Charlestown, Rhode Island. The propeller from his Hellcat was donated to the Quonset Air Museum in his memory.
Note: The Quonset Air Museum has permanently closed, and the propeller was moved to Ninigret Park in Charlestown.
For more information about this accident click here: Charlestown – March 2, 1945
Quonset Air Museum Memorial to Lt. Jg. Kenneth Bruce McQuady
Description of accident that killed Lt. McQuady
