HILLSGROVE ARMY AIR FIELD, RI
ACCIDENT LISTING

USAAF/USAF AIRCRAFT 1918-1955

This list represents aircraft accidents involving aircraft assigned to this station or the vicinity before a permanent airport was built. We have worked to index as many as possible, but there are still many more that are missing, incomplete or erroneous. We will continue to add additional records as time permits. This page contains both minor and major aircraft accidents that occured both on and off of flying fields.

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DATE	PILOT	AC	SN	LOCATION
351104	BAIN, WALTER G JR	PT-3A	29-121	RHODE ISLAND
410521	BECKER, AUGUST	O-38E	34-16	PITCHBURG-LEOMINSTER AP, MA
410604	BARRETT, JOHN F	O-38E	34-14	LUNENBURG, MA
411119	NONE	C-45A	41-1863	KNOLLWOOD, NC
411119	NONE	O-49	40-277	KNOLLWOOD, NC
411119	PARKED	O-46A	35-209	KNOLLWOOD, NC
411221	NONE	P-39D	41-6744	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420119	HORTON, C W JR	O-46A	35-214	MILLBURY, MA
420308	CIMAGLIA, JOHN O	P-40E	40-502	BRADLEY FIELD, CT
420316	RYBAK, JOSEPH S	P-40E	40-437	WESTOVER FIELD, MA
420419	MULLOY, BERNARD J	O-47A	38-271	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420611	LIGGETT, WILLIAM K	P-40	41-25019	PORTSMOUTH 1 MI NE, RI
420612	FLANDERS, ROBERT M	P-40E	41-36514	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420616	CHAMBERLAIN, HERBERT C	P-40E	41-25161	NORWOOD, MA
420624	CHAMBERLAIN, HERBERT C	P-40E	41-24990	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420628	FLANDERS, ROBERT M	P-40E	40-440	QUONSET POINT, RI
420628	HANSEN, WILLIAM D	P-40E	40-627	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420706	CIRRINCIONE, JOSEPH	P-40E	41-24794	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420706	BROWN, DAVID H	P-40E	41-36504	GROTON 3 MI E, CT
420707	HARRIS, GEORGE I	P-40E	41-36505	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420708	REUTERSHAN, JAMES H	P-40E	41-36516	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420708	NONE	P-40E	41-36505	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420710	WARDAN, DONALD E	P-40	41-24783	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420714	WARDAN, DONALD E	P-40F	41-13853	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420716	WEST, JACK C	P-40F	41-13887	MARTHA'S VINEYARD 5 MI S, MA
420717	BAILEY, PERRY E	P-40E	41-27494	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420720	MORRISSEY, RICHARD P	P-40F	41-13949	BRADLEY FIELD, CT
420721	WARDAN, DONALD E	P-40F	41-14073	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420801	HANSEN, WILLIAM D	P-40F	41-14074	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420807	TURNER, BARNEY ELLSWORT	BT-14	40-1209	STAFFORD SPRING, CT
420820	HUTT, JOHN C	P-40E	41-36506	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420828	HUTT, JOHN C	P-40F	41-14073	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420908	BEASLEY, THOMAS J	P-40F	41-14096	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420915	HOEFLER, DONALD W	P-40F	41-13861	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420922	STONEBERGER, JAMES M	P-40F	41-13895	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420925	SPURGIN, ROBERT III	P-40E	41-5547	NANTUCKET ISLAND 2 MI S, MA
420925	WARDAN, DONALD E	P-40F	41-14076	NANTUCKET ISLAND 2 MI S, MA
420925	HORVATH, EDWARD	P-40E	40-498	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
420929	MARSH, ROBERT A	P-40F	41-14186	NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI
421002	MALONE, WILLIAM S	P-40F	41-13762	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421004	MALONE, WILLIAM S	P-40F	41-13786	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421007	VERMILLION, ROBERT A	P-40F	41-13887	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421007	CRAWFORD, HUGH D	P-40F	41-13639	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421013	MAYO, WATKINS	P-40F	41-14099	NORWOOD, MA
421019	GREEN, HERSCHEL H	P-39K	42-4339	PATTERSON AAF, OH
421020	WALKER, WALTER B JR	P-40	41-36506	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421022	MOON ALBERT J	P-40F	41-14193	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421028	LEVY, JOSEPH	P-40F	41-13753	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421029	HORVATH, EDWARD	P-40F	41-13997	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421029	RAUTH, JOHN F	P-40F	41-14188	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421030	PALMER, JOHN T	P-40E	41-36495	GREENVILLE, RI
421030	ROBBINS, JOHN B	P-40E	40-498	GREENVILLE, RI
421102	PIERSON, WILLIAM H	P-40F	41-14135	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421102	SMALLSREED, JOHN W	P-40F	41-14183	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421110	DONOVAN, ALZIE D	P-40E	41-24794	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421111	GROVE, JAMES R	P-40F	41-14181	BRIDGEPORT MAP, CT
421114	WILLIAMSON, LETCHER S	P-40F	41-13853	NEW BEDFORD, MA
421119	COOLEY, HARRY T	P-40F	41-13817	PORTSMOUTH, RI
421120	SMALLSREED, JOHN	P-40F	41-14177	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421128	EYERLEY, HARRY E	P-40E	41-24962	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421128	JOHNSON, THOMAS B	P-40F	41-14187	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421128	WATKINS, JOHN C A	P-40F	41-13718	MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA
421129	PARENT, EDMUND A	P-40E	40-395	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421130	CRAWFORD, HUGH D	P-40E	41-36510	EAST BOSTON, MA
421203	WALKER, WALTER B JR	P-40E	40-432	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421203	RAUTH, JOHN F	P-40F	41-14194	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421203	REED, WILLIAM R	P-40E	41-36500	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421207	MOMBERGER, WILLIAM H	P-40E	41-25020	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421207	MURRAY, ARTHUR	P-40	41-14521	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421210	WATKINS, JOHN C A	P-40F	41-13761	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421212	JONES, EDWIN	P-40E	41-25039	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421214	EYERLEY, HARRY E	P-40E	41-24976	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421215	RAUTH, JOHN F	P-40E	41-24791	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421219	BECK, JAMES E	P-40F	41-19779	MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA
421219	ANDRIDGE, HERBERT W JR	P-40E	40-406	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421219	POOLE, JAMES I	P-40E	40-435	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421222	JUDGE, GART J JR	P-40	41-36510	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421224	MURRAY, ARTHUR	P-40E	40-406	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421227	REED, WILLIAM R	UC-61	41-38801	MATTAPOISETT, MA
421227	RADOVICH, WALTER V	P-40E	41-36504	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
421227	WATKINS, JOHN C A	P-40E	41-5547	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430124	SALEM, CHARLES G	P-47C	41-6080	BRANFORD, MA
430131	GENTRY, ANGUS L	P-47C	41-6457	DALE MABRY AAF .5 MI, FL
430204	ROBERTS, GUY R	P-47B	41-6052	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430211	DRAKE, GENE F	P-47B	41-5922	MISSING, RI
430211	PAVLOVIC, JOHN	P-47B	41-5944	MISSING, RI
430211	BURKE, RAYMOND D	P-47B	41-5943	NEWPORT BAY, RI
430211	MEYER, ROBERT F	P-47B	41-5940	CRANSTON, RI
430221	HOATIO, MYRON M	P-47C	41-6558	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430302	JACOBY, HAROLD	P-47C	41-6290	WEST WARSHAM, RI
430404	BRIGHT, FRED V JR	P-47C	41-6562	NEW BEDFORD, MA
430406	CREPEAU, KENNETH J	P-47C	41-6421	HILLSGROVE AAF .5M S, RI
430409	JACOBY, HAROLD	P-47C	41-6423	NORWOOD NAAS, MA
430412	KIMPEL, GORDON M	P-47C	41-6634	APPONAUG, RI
430412	HOWARD, ELDRED G	P-47C	41-6174	APPONAUG, RI
430510	CREPEAU, KENNETH J	P-47C	41-6439	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430511	ERZEN, LEONARD J	P-47C	41-6420	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430513	HARRIS, RUSSEL P	P-47C	41-6434	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430529	PARSLEY,MILLARD FJR	P-47C	41-6552	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430602	TULLY, GEORGE T	P-47C	41-6176	WARWICK, RI
430602	MCGEE, LONNIE B	P-47D	42-8190	SAGAMORE BEACH, RI
430603	TUMAN, HOWARD A	P-47D	42-8189	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430605	SMITH, DOUGLAS G	P-47C	41-6293	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430608	PEUGEOT, FRANCIS K	P-47C	41-6139	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430614	HART, WALLACE L	P-47C	41-6564	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430616	BORUNDA, JOSEPH O	P-47C	41-6440	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430617	POWELL, ROBERT W	P-47C	41-6132	SCITUATE, RI
430621	NORRIS, BENJAMIN JR	P-47D	42-8225	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430624	MURRIE, DONALD L	P-47D	42-8208	SOUTHBOROUGH, MA
430624	SMITH, DOUGLAS G	P-47D	42-8186	SOUTHBOROUGH, MA
430701	WEBSTER, CUTLER	P-47C	41-6447	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430706	LAWRENCE, WILLIAM A	P-47C	41-6440	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430706	BAUMGARTNER, JOE E	P-47C	41-6442	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430711	HARDING, THOMAS J	P-47C	41-6151	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430717	HARDING, THOMAS J	P-47C	41-6151	SOMERSET, RI
430717	MORRIS,BENJAMIN,JR	P-47D	42-8210	SOMERSET, MA
430718	EVANS, RAYMOND E	P-47C	41-6158	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430718	EVANS, RAYMOND E	P-47C	41-6158	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430720	COLLINS, CHARLES J	P-47C	41-6544	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430721	COPELAND, J HERBERT	P-47C	41-6559	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430721	MURRIE, DONALD L	P-47C	41-6280	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430731	REPEAU, KENNETH J	AT-6A	41-16575	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430731	BULLINGTON, THOMAS E	P-47D	42-22583	SHERBORN 1 MI S, MA
430810	CARTER, LANDIS D	P-47D	42-22595	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430811	CARTER, LANDIS D	P-47	42-22595	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
430814	TULLY, GEORGE T	P-47D	42-8026	HARWICH 10 MI SW, MA
430829	EDWARDS, FORREST D	P-47D	42-8185	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440102	CARGILL, GEORGE H	P-47C	41-6559	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440222	BERKOW, JOSEPH J	BT-13A	42-42959	BRATTLEBORO, VT
440223	STORMONT, BILLY H	P-47D	43-25421	NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI
440315	DEGAIN, WILLIAM J	P-47D	42-8023	HILLSGROVE AAF 1.5MI NW, RI
440321	JONES, ARTHUR R	P-47C	41-6429	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440410	BROWN, ROBERT G	P-47D	42-8039	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440522	POUND, JAMES H JR	P-47D	42-8201	NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI
440525	DOWNIE, JAMES D	P-47D	42-22593	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440617	SMITH, EVERETT C	P-47D	42-22556	LONG ISLAND SOUND, RI
440626	HALL, JAMES O	P-47C	41-6426	BRADLEY FIELD, CT
440627	WILDE, WALTER E	P-47D	42-74785	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440628	MILES, DANIAL S	P-47D	42-22591	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440628	GATTI, ELMER	P-47D	42-8040	NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI
440630	LONG, MCKENDREE R	P-47C	41-6286	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440706	HALL, JAMES O	P-47D	42-22616	PROVIDENCE, RI
440725	WALLACH, HENRY A	P-47D	42-8666	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
440901	TURNER, CHARLES W	P-47D	42-8666	CONIMICUT POINT, RI
440909	HAZELRIGG, PAUL H	AT-21	41-11737	RHODE ISLAND
441016	SCHNEIDER, EDWIN A	P-47C	41-6280	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
441108	HOLTZ, RAYMOND K	P-47D	42-27824	SUFFOLK COUNTY AAF, NY
441129	ANDERSON, ROBERT W	P-47D	42-8665	PUTNAM, CT
441201	LEDERER, HENRY B	P-47C	41-6445	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
441215	BECKER, ROBERT H	P-47D	42-29413	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
441226	LOVETT, JOHN R	P-47D	42-8223	NEWPORT 5 MI N, RI
450111	KEEN, ROBERT J	P-47D	42-22598	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
450112	CORDOVA, JOHN P	P-47D	42-8335	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
450120	ARENA, JOSEPH T	P-47C	41-6445	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
450225	BARNES, WILLIAM H	P-47D	42-28697	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
450228	BROOKER, KING H	BT-13B	42-90328	RHODE ISLAND
450303	FOGG, HOWARD L JR	P-47D	42-8023	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
450323	WILLIAMSON, SAMUEL S JR	AT-7	41-1188	CONNECTICUT
490524	BARRETT, JOHN F	C-47A	42-100585	GRENIER AFB, NH
490524	NONE	F-47D	44-33101	GRENIER AFB, NH
490524	NONE	F-47D	44-21028	GRENIER AFB, NH
490824	FLAGG, WALTER L	F-47D	45-49305	GROTON 5 MI W, CT
500302	GALLANT, EUGENE G	C-47A	42-24105	GREEN AP, RI
500324	THORSEN, JAMES G	F-47D	45-49475	TUSAYAN 14 MI WSW, AZ
501030	HUGHES, PAUL M	F-51D	44-73314	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
501031	CAHILL, GEORGE F	F-51D	44-73196	HILLSGROVE AAF, RI
501111	ATKINSON, WILLIAM A	F-51D	44-74028	HILLSGROVE AAF 1 MI SE, RI
511013	HUGHES, PAUL M	F-51H	44-64571	NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI
520223	ANDERSON, GORDON F	F-51H	44-64594	LANGLEY AFB, VA
520328		F-51H	44-64281	INDIANA
521128	TUTTLE, EDWIN A	F-51H	44-64571	MALABAR 2 MI SE, FL
550409	HAASE, CHARLES J	T-6G	53-4559	WARWICK, RI