New England Aviation History

Smithfield, Rhode Island – January 11, 1946 On January 11, 1946, a four-passenger plane belonging to a Providence man crashed while landing at the Smithfield Airport.

Smithfield, Rhode Island – January 9, 1942 On January 9, 1942, two young men took off from the Smithfield Airport in a four-passenger Stinson cabin monoplane for a routine flight about the area.

Cumberland, Rhode Island, WW II Memorial Click on images to enlarge.

Arlington, Vermont – February 11, 1967 On February 11, 1967, four Canadian men boarded a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and took off from Canada bound for Boston to attend a National Hockey League game.

Danvers, Massachusetts – December 9, 1967 On December 9, 1967, a student pilot and his instructor were flying near the Beverly Airport when the engine suddenly stopped and couldn’t be restarted.

Block Island Sound – May 19, 1967 At 2:36 p.m. on the afternoon of May 19, 1967, a Navy S-2E Tracker aircraft, (Bu.

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Warwick, Rhode Island – January 3, 1964 On January 3, 1964, a lone student pilot was making a landing in a single-engine airplane at Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick when the nose wheel collapsed causing the plane to nose over and skid to a stop.

Wiscasset, Maine – October 11, 1964 On October 11, 1964, a single-engine private airplane with two men aboard crashed in a wooded area near the Wiscasset Airport.

Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts – July 2, 1963 On the night of July 2, 1963, a 42-year-old Plymouth, Massachusetts, man was killed when his private plane crashed on takeoff from Martha’s Vineyard Airport.

Worcester, Massachusetts – December 7, 1965 On December 7, 1965, a 21-year-old student pilot was making a landing approach at the Worcester Airport when the Piper Cherokee 140 he was piloting crashed in a wooded area short of the runway.

Machias, Maine – August 28, 1964 On August 28, 1964, a small plane owned by the Atlantic Aviation Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, crashed in a wooded area of Machias, Maine.

Monroe, Connecticut – August 25, 1965 On August 25, 1965, a small plane with a pilot and four passengers crashed on take-off at Monroe Airport.

Montague, Massachusetts – August 11, 1965 On August 11, 1965, two men were aboard a single-engine Beech T-34 airplane making practice landings and take-offs from the Turners Fall Airport in Montague.

Mashpee, Massachusetts – August 15, 1965 On August 15, 1965, two adults and a child were flying in a single-engine airplane over the Mashpee area when they encountered thick fog.

Lenox, Massachusetts – August 6, 1965 On August 6, 1965, a lone 41-year-old pilot was flying a single-engine plane over the Lenox area when he was forced to make an emergency landing.

Mendon, Vermont – September 20, 1965 On the morning of September 20, 1965, four educators took off in a single-engine four-seat airplane from Bennington Airport for a 125 mile flight to Montpelier.

Newport, New Hampshire – July 15, 1963 On July 15, 1963, a lone 45-year-old man was piloting a small aircraft over the Newport area.

Weare, New Hampshire – June 13, 1965 On June 13, 1965, two men and a 13-year-old youth took off from Keene, New Hamshire, in a Piper Cruiser, bound for York Beach, Maine.

Warwick, Rhode Island – May 18, 1964 On the evening of May 18, 1964, a student pilot in a single-engine plane was on a solo flight.

Bath, Maine – May 20, 1963 On the night of May 20, 1963, a family of three was aboard a small airplane heading from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Portland, Maine, when they encountered a severe thunderstorm over the Bath area.

Hingham, Massachusetts – December 16, 1963 At 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 1963, a twin-engine navy S-2 Tracker aircraft with two men aboard took off from the South Weymouth Naval Air station for a routine training flight.

Atlantic Ocean – December 13, 1963 At 9:45 a.m. a flight of two Air Force F-101 fighter jets took off from the Suffolk County Air Force Base on Long Island, New York, for an intercept-training mission over the ocean.

Atlantic Ocean – September 18, 1962 On September 18, 1962, a flight of four F- 101 Air Force fighter jets took off from the Suffolk County Air Force Base on Long Island, New York, for a routine training flight over the ocean.

Suffield, Connecticut – September 6, 1964 On September 6, 1964, a husband and wife from East Greenwich, Rhode Island, took off from Agawam, Massachusetts, bound for Provincetown, Massachusetts, in their newly-purchased 1950 four-seat Avion airplane.

Tewksbury, Massachusetts – June 8, 1963 On June 8, 1963, a small plane with three men aboard was landing at Tew-Mac Airport when the landing gear collapsed upon touchdown.

Fall River, Massachusetts – October 31, 1962 At about 10:30 p.m. on the night of October 31, 1962, a 32-year-old student pilot was practicing take-offs and landings at Fall River Municipal Airport.

Windsor Locks, Connecticut – August 15, 1954 On August 15, 1954, a Rhode Island National Guard F-84 Thunderjet, (Ser.

North Adams, Massachusetts – August 29, 1956 On August 29, 1956, a U.

Burlington, Vermont – December 21, 1955 On December 21, 1955, an Air Force Lockheed T-33 trainer jet, (Ser.

Narragansett Bay – July 24, 1957 On July 24, 1957, a navy fighter jet was on a routine training flight over southern Rhode Island when the engine flamed out forcing an emergency landing in Narragansett Bay off Brenton Reef.

Quonset Point Naval Air Station – June 13, 1955 On the morning of June 13, 1955, a navy F9F-6 Panther fighter jet, (Bu.

Block Island Sound – August 14, 1961 On August 14, 1961, a Piper Apache with four men aboard took off from Block Island Airport and flew out over Block Island Sound.

Quonset Point Naval Air Station – February 9, 1961 On February 9, 1961, two navy S2F Tracker aircraft were in the process of breaking formation to enter a landing pattern at 1,000 feet above the Quonset Point Naval Air Station when they were involved in a…

Nantucket, Massachusetts – July 28, 1961 On the morning of July 28, 1961, four people took off from Laconia, New Hampshire, in a small airplane bound for Nantucket.

Orange, Massachusetts – June 21, 1927 On June 21, 1927, a man and woman took off in a small airplane from the Buttonwoods Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, and flew to Orange, Massachusetts.

Quonset Point, Rhode Island – May 9, 1926 On Sunday, May 9, 1926, two men took off from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in a bi-plane, and flew to the Quonset Point section of North Kingstown.

Albion, Maine – October 18, 1961 On October 18, 1961, two men took off in a small airplane from Norwood, Massachusetts, bound for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

Nantucket, Massachusetts – September 4, 1961 On the evening of September 4, 1961, a husband and wife took off in a small airplane from the Nantucket Airport in foggy weather and disappeared.

South Portland, Maine – August 14, 1926 On August 14, 1926, a man and his wife were flying over the Portland area when they encountered severe weather.

Madison, Connecticut – December 15, 1957 On December 15, 1957, a husband and wife took off in a Cessna airplane from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to visit relatives in Connecticut to deliver Christmas presents.

Berkley, Massachusetts – February 16, 1957 On February 16, 1957, a 28-year-old pilot was taking off at Myricks Airport in Berkley when his engine failed while he was at an altitude of 100 feet.

Groton, Connecticut – April 18, 1960 On April 18, 1960, three navy sailors assigned to the Groton Subbase, were in the process of taking off from Trumbull Field in Groton in a private Cessna 140 when the plane went down in the Poquonnock River at the end…

Berlin, Massachusetts – February 3, 1960 On February 3, 1960, two small aircraft took off together from Norwood, Massachusetts, bound for Agawam, Massachusetts.

Ayer, Massachusetts – February 5, 1960 At 9 a.m. on the morning of February 5, 1960, two college students belonging to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Flight Club, took off from Bedford, Massachusetts, in a single-engine aircraft for a “practice…

East Haven, Connecticut – July 13, 1960 On July 13, 1960, a lone pilot was returning to land at the New Haven Airport when the plane suddenly lost all oil pressure.

Westbrook, Maine – May 8, 1960 On May 8, 1960, two men were aboard a single-engine airplane over the Westbrook area when they were forced to make an emergency landing in a pasture in thick fog.

Greenwich, Connecticut – May 31, 1960 On May 31, 1960, a 36-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were killed when their small airplane crashed into a thickly wooded area of Greenwich and exploded.

Cranston, Rhode Island – February 19, 1973 On the evening of February 19, 1973, a 24-year-old pilot was operating a helicopter that was approaching T.

Crawford Notch, New Hampshire – July 9, 1960 On July 9, 1960, a four-seat Cessna airplane was flying over Route 302 in Crawford Notch when it developed engine trouble.