from author and historian Jim Ignasher
Charlestown, Rhode Island – September 27, 1943
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On September 27, 1943, a TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 00626), with a lone pilot aboard, was returning to Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field after a familiarization training flight. Strong crosswinds were blowing at the time, and the aircraft went off the runway and suffered major damage. The pilot was not hurt.
The aircraft was assigned to VT-14.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report # 44-8820
Charlestown, Rhode Island – September 20, 1943
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On September 20, 1943, a TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 00652), with a lone pilot aboard, was taking off in strong crosswinds at the Charlestown Navy Auxiliary Air Field when the aircraft went into some trees at the end of the runway and nosed up violently. The pilot wasn’t seriously hurt, but the aircraft was destroyed.
The aircraft was assigned to VT-14.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #44-5720
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