2 9 - 3 6 2 , ▁cutting ▁into ▁the ▁rear ▁fus el age ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁Edward ▁L . ▁M ead ow ' s ▁P - 1 2 ▁( poss ibly ▁ 2 9 - 3 6 1 ). ▁M ead ow ▁is ▁killed ▁but ▁Sol ter ▁b ails ▁out ▁and ▁lands ▁safely . ▁Gen . ▁Benjamin ▁Fou lo is ▁tells ▁news men , ▁" It ' s ▁all ▁in ▁a ▁day ' s ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps . ▁Although ▁an ▁unh appy ▁occurrence , ▁the ▁accident ▁will ▁cause ▁no ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁man eu ver ▁plans , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁as ▁scheduled ." ▁ 4 ▁September ▁First ▁prototype , ▁of ▁three , ▁G loster ▁Gor co cks , ▁J 7 5 0 1 , ▁experimental ▁single - se at , ▁single - bay ▁bi plane ▁inter ceptor , ▁first ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Est ab lish ment ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁breaks ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁near ▁Ald ers hot ▁this ▁date , ▁the ▁pilot ▁b ail ing ▁out ▁successfully . ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁Martin ▁X T 5 M - 1 ▁d ive b om ber , ▁Bu No ▁A - 8 0 5 1 , ▁during ▁terminal ▁d ive ▁test ▁at ▁ 3 5 0 ▁I AS ▁at ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁feet , ▁lower ▁star board ▁wing ▁c aves ▁in , ▁ri pping ▁extensive ▁hole . ▁N AC A ▁test