New Canaan, CT – January 2, 1943
At 7:30 p.m. on January 2, 1943, a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed on Ponus Ridge in the town of New Canaan. The plane came down on the estate of Lindsey Bradford, and the wreckage was strewn for hundreds of yards. The pilot was found still strapped to his seat lying against a stone wall.
As of this posting, no information is available as to the type of plane, where it was from, or the pilot’s identity.
Source: New York Times, “Crash Kills Navy Flyer”, January 2, 1943
