cont roll able ▁spin ▁over ▁McC ook ▁Field , ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio . ▁His ▁par ach ute ▁sn ag ged ▁on ▁the ▁wing str uts , ▁prevent ing ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft . ▁B ark sd ale ▁Field , ▁later ▁B ark sd ale ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁him ▁upon ▁establishment ▁at ▁the ▁Military ▁Res ervation , ▁B oss ier ▁Par ish , ▁Louisiana ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁Commander ▁John ▁Rod gers , ▁Naval ▁A vi ator ▁No . ▁ 2 , ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics , ▁on ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁NAS ▁An ac ost ia , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁crashes ▁in ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁Naval ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁dock , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁when ▁his ▁aircraft ▁suddenly ▁nose - d ives ▁and ▁receives ▁inj uries ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁dies ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁Curt iss ▁XP - 6 , ▁ 2 5 - 4 2 3 , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Curt iss ▁P - 2 ▁re eng ined ▁with ▁a ▁Curt iss ▁V - 1 5 7 0 - 1 ▁Con quer or , ▁suff ers ▁heavy ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁landing ▁that ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁ground ▁loop ▁at ▁Self ridge ▁Field , ▁Mount ▁C lem ens , ▁Michigan . ▁Pil ot ▁was ▁George ▁C . ▁Price . ▁Re pa ired , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁will ▁finish ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9