▁and ▁hyd rod ynam ics ▁inst itute ), ▁and ▁pilot ▁K . ▁K . ▁Pop ov ▁makes ▁a ▁whe els - up ▁forced ▁landing ▁at ▁Kh od yn ka ▁Aer od rome . ▁Rep airs ▁take ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁It ▁had ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁flight ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October . ▁ 5 ▁November ▁P ione er ▁Air ▁Service ▁av i ator ▁Col . ▁Hor ace ▁Me ek ▁H ick am , ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 3 4 ), ▁dies ▁when ▁his ▁Curt iss ▁A - 1 2 ▁Sh rike , ▁ 3 3 – 2 5 0 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁Service ▁Squadron , ▁strik es ▁an ▁obst ruction ▁during ▁night ▁landing ▁practice ▁on ▁the ▁un light ed ▁field ▁at ▁Fort ▁Cro ck ett , ▁Texas , ▁over turn s . ▁ ▁" The ▁field ▁at ▁Fort ▁Cro ck ett , ▁Texas , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Att ack ▁Group , ▁was ▁too ▁short . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁small ness ▁and ▁the ▁rough ness ▁of ▁its ▁southern ▁end , ▁plan es ▁landing ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁even ▁against ▁a ▁light ▁wind , ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁point ▁to ▁touch ▁down ▁between ▁its ▁boundary ▁lights - the ▁field ' s ▁only ▁lights - just ▁beyond ▁the ▁shall ow ▁emb ank ment ▁of ▁its ▁northern ▁threshold . ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁Air ▁Reserve ▁Second ▁Lie uten ants ▁Harry ▁N . ▁R ens h aw ▁and ▁Andrew ▁N .