Quonset Point, Rhode Island – January 25, 1966
A-4 Skyhawk
U.S. Navy Photo
On January 25, 1966, navy Lieutenant Phillip G. Richardson, (30), was killed when the A4B Skyhawk he was piloting crashed in the water of Narragansett Bay just short Runway 34 while making a landing approach to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station.
Source: Hartford Courant, “Jet Crash kills Pilot”, January 26, 1966
