ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105984
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1935 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas O-38E |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) |
| Registration: | 34-3 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Smith's Cove, Groton, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft went into spin and crashed into Smith's Cove near Trumbull Airport at Groton, Connecticut; both members of the crew-- LT William H. Laughlin and SSGT Russell E. Clark-- were killed in the crash. The water at the site of the crash was only 3 feet deep as it was at (or in) the mouth of the Poquonock River.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Hartford (CT) Courant 4 August 1935, p. 1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2022 16:49 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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