▁- ▁An ▁army ▁transport ▁plane ▁crash ed ▁today ▁on ▁R ivers ide ▁drive ▁[ s ic ] ▁near ▁the ▁Griff ith ▁park ▁air port ▁[ s ic ], ▁but ▁sk il ful ▁man eu ver ing ▁of ▁the ▁cri pp led ▁ship ▁prevent ed ▁complete ▁w reck age ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁ab o ard ▁were ▁un in j ured . ▁He av ily ▁l aden ▁with ▁supplies ▁from ▁the ▁Rock well ▁field ▁[ s ic ] ▁dep ot ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁the ▁transport ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁routine ▁supply ▁trip ▁to ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁Griff ith ▁park ▁and ▁March ▁field ▁[ s ic ] ▁air ports . ▁Control s ▁failed ▁to ▁function ▁and ▁with ▁one ▁wing ▁low ▁and ▁tail ▁down ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Private ▁Mar vin ▁P . ▁Stad ler ▁between ▁high ▁t ension ▁w ires ▁and ▁two ▁trees ▁which ▁broke ▁the ▁crash , ▁and ▁neither ▁men ▁nor ▁cargo ▁were ▁injured . ▁Private ▁Mason ▁A . ▁Gar rett , ▁was ▁co - p il ot ." ▁The ▁craft ▁was ▁Bell an ca ▁C - 2 7 A ▁Air bus , ▁ 3 3 - 2 5 , ▁ten ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁acquired . ▁The ▁A viation ▁Ar che ology ▁website ▁lists ▁the ▁pilot ' s ▁name ▁as ▁Mar vin ▁F . ▁St al der . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁May D oug las ▁B T - 2 A , ▁ 3 0 - 2 2 3 , ▁c / n ▁ 6 6 4 , http :// www