Quonset Point, Rhode Island – February 16, 1944
U.S. Navy FM-2 Wildcat
U.S. Navy Photo
At 7:50 p.m. on the night of February 16, 1944, two FM-2 Wildcat aircraft were returning to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station after a night tactics training flight.
The first aircraft, (Bu. No. 16343), landed first and taxied down the runway. The second aircraft, (Bu. No. 16161), landed just afterwards and collided into the back of the first aircraft. The first aircraft was damaged beyond repair, but the second aircraft was repaired and put back in service. Neither pilot was injured.
Both aircraft were assigned to VF-4.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #44-11748
