▁Cup ▁race ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁speed ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 . 9   m ph . ▁Sub sequently ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁hack ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁test ▁bed ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 8 5   hp ▁Br istol ▁Mercur y ▁II ▁nine - cy l inder ▁radial , ▁it ▁suff ers ▁wing ▁centre ▁section ▁failure ▁on ▁this ▁date ▁while ▁being ▁subject ed ▁to ▁engine ▁o vers pe eding ▁tests , ▁the ▁pilot , ▁C . ▁R . ▁I . ▁Shaw , ▁b ail ing ▁out ▁successfully . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁wooden ▁f ighter ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Aer op lane ▁Company . ▁ 4 ▁December ▁Curt iss ▁B - 2 ▁Cond or , ▁ 2 9 - 2 8 , ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 6 th ▁Bomb ▁Squadron , ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁crashes ▁at ▁Good water , ▁Alabama , ▁with ▁ 6 9 ▁total ▁flight ▁hours ▁on ▁air frame . ▁Pil ots ▁ 2 nd ▁L t . ▁James ▁M . ▁G illes pie ▁and ▁Ernest ▁G . ▁Schmidt ▁K WF . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁four ▁crashes ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁total ▁B - 2 s ▁the ▁USA AC ▁acquired . ▁▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁Rep lacement ▁second ▁prototype ▁Par n all ▁P ip it , ▁N 2 3 3 , ▁also ▁suff ers ▁failure ▁of ▁tail ▁unit ▁in ▁flight , ▁this ▁time ▁losing ▁both ▁fin ▁and ▁rud der , ▁Mart les ham ▁test ▁pilot ▁S q n