, ▁je op ard izing ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot . ▁As ▁a ▁Navy ▁captain , ▁he ▁later ▁commands ▁the ▁ 3 4 1 st ▁( T ate y ama ) ▁K ō k ū ta i ▁for ▁kam ik aze ▁attacks ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Curt iss ▁X SB C - 1 ▁Hel ld iver , ▁Bu No ▁ 9 2 2 5 , ▁crash ed ▁at ▁Lanc aster , ▁New ▁York . ▁Reb u ilt , ▁it ▁will ▁crash ▁again ▁in ▁September . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁" S UN N Y VA LE , ▁Cal ., ▁July ▁ 1 7 . ▁- ▁Two ▁young ▁naval ▁air ▁officers ▁were ▁crit ically ▁injured ▁here ▁today ▁when ▁their ▁plant ▁[ s ic ] ▁crash ed ▁ 2 0 0 ▁feet ▁into ▁a ▁flying ▁field ▁ad jo ining ▁the ▁naval ▁air ▁station . ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁H . ▁W . ▁Richard son , ▁pilot , ▁and ▁Cl inton ▁S . ▁R ounds , ▁both ▁student ▁f liers ." ▁▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁First ▁prototype ▁Mess ersch mitt ▁B f ▁ 1 0 8 A , ▁D - L B UM , ▁wr k . ▁nr . ▁ 6 9 5 , ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁for ▁competition ▁flying , ▁crashes , ▁killing ▁the ▁pilot , ▁Baron ▁Wolf ▁von ▁D ung ern , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Er hard ▁Mil ch ' s ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁Reich sl u ft fahrt