Narragansett Bay – August 9, 1948
TBM-3E Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On August 9, 1948, a navy TBM-3E, (Bu. No. 63795), was engaged in making practice touch-and-go landings at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station, when the aircraft lost power and went down in Narragansett Bay. The aircraft sank and was later determined to be damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped, and was rescued by a Quonset crash boat. Nobody else was aboard the aircraft at the time of the accident.
The aircraft was assigned to VA-75.
Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated August 9, 1948.
