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Nantucket Sound – November 10, 1949

August 7, 2020

Nantucket Sound – November 10, 1949

Douglas Skyraider
U. S. Navy Photo

On November 10, 1949, a navy AD-2 Skyraider, (Bu. No. 122299), was participating in a dive bombing training exercise over Nantucket Sound. At one point, after successfully coming out of a steep dive, the cockpit began to fill with smoke. After declaring an emergency, the pilot was able to make it to the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Field in Rhode Island where he made a successful forced landing.

The aircraft was assigned to VA-94 at Charlestown, R. I.

Filed Under: Massachusetts - Military Tagged With: AD Skyraider Bu. No. 122299, VA-94 History

Charlestown, R. I. – December 30, 1948

January 26, 2019

Charlestown, R. I. – December 30, 1948

Douglas Skyraider
U. S. Navy Photo

On December 30, 1948, an AD-2 Skyraider, (Bu. No. 122309), was making a normal takeoff from the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field. Near the end of the runway, while the aircraft was at an altitude of about 150 feet, the engine suddenly stopped. The aircraft went down in the water of Ninigrit Pond which was covered by about an inch of ice. The aircraft struck the ice at about 80 knots, skipped once, and came back down in five feet of water. The pilot was rescued without injury but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The accident was blamed on faulty maintenance of the carburetor.

The aircraft was assigned to VA-94.

Source:

U.S. Navy accident report dated December 30, 1948