stops at Bolling field [sic] and Middletown, Pa. The last entry was 3 p. m., on leaving Middletown. He was ferrying the empty ship to Cleveland for use in the mail service." Langley Field authorities said that McAlister joined the Air Corps as an assistant engineering officer one year ago, and that he was assigned to air mail duty recently. He was flying Curtiss P-6E Hawk, 32-270. 14 April The Wright Cyclone-powered prototype Polikarpov TsKB-12 is damaged when one of the landing gear legs collapses while taxiing. It first flew on 30 December 1933. 15 April While flying the U.S. Mail, 1st Lt. Arthur Lahman's engine on his Douglas O-38B, 31-435, c/n 995, '22', of Headquarters Command, Bolling Field, cuts out on approach to Newark, New Jersey, and crashes in a field. Pilot uninjured but airframe written off. Pilot name also reported spelt Arthur J. Lehman. 23 April Major Charles Belding "Barney" Oldfield Jr., a regional commander for the Air Corps mail western zone, neglects to lower the undercarriage of Martin YB-10, 33-147, in preparation for landing at Cheyenne, Wyoming, and bellys the bomber in. 11 May Sole prototype of U.S. Navy Douglas XO2D-1, BuNo 9412, c/n 1236, noses over on water landing near NAS Anacostia, Washington, D.C., after starboard landing gear would not retract, nor support runway landing. Pilot survives. Aircraft salvaged, rebuilt, but no production contract let. 18 May "LOS ANGELES, May 18. - An army transport plane crashed today on Riverside drive [sic] near the Griffith park airport [sic], but skilful maneuvering of the crippled ship prevented complete wreckage and the two men aboard were uninjured. Heavily laden with supplies from the Rockwell field [sic] depot at San Diego, the transport was on a routine supply trip to Long Beach, Griffith park and March field [sic] airports. Controls failed to function and with one wing low and tail down the ship was piloted by Private Marvin P. Stadler between high tension wires and two trees which broke the crash, and neither men nor cargo were injured. Private Mason A. Garrett, was co-pilot." The craft was Bellanca C-27A Airbus, 33-25, ten of which the Air Corps acquired. The Aviation Archeology website lists the pilot's name as Marvin F. Stalder. 20 MayDouglas BT-2A, 30-223, c/n 664, converted from an O-32A (all 30 O-32As were so modified), of the 94th Pursuit Squadron, Selfridge Field, Michigan, stalls and spins in at