Greenwich, Connecticut – July 21, 1945
North American Texan Military Trainer
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At about 3:30 p.m., on the afternoon of July 21, 1945, a navy SNJ-5 Texan trainer aircraft, (Bu. No. 90720), with two men aboard left the Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island for a training flight over Connecticut. About an hour later, while over Greenwich, Connecticut, the aircraft experienced problems with the engine’s fuel flow and began losing altitude. The pilot made a crash-landing on a golf course. The crew suffered non-life-threatening-injuries and the aircraft was heavily damaged.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report dated July 21, 1945.
