 Lindbergh also "cracked up" this aircraft once when his engine failed shortly after take-off in [[Pensacola, Florida]], but again he managed to repair the damage himself.Following a few months of barnstorming through the South, the two pilots parted company in [[San Antonio]], Texas, where Lindbergh reported to [[Brooks City-Base|Brooks Field]] on , 1924, to begin a year of military flight training with the [[United States Army Air Service]] there (and later at nearby [[Kelly Field Annex|Kelly Field]]).Lindbergh had his most serious flying accident on , 1925, eight days before graduation, when a midair collision with another Army [[Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5|S.E.5]] during aerial combat maneuvers forced him to bail out.