▁Super marine ▁S . 4 ▁los es ▁control , ▁is ▁seen ▁to ▁side - s lip , ▁then ▁p anc akes ▁into ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁landing ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁its ▁flo ats ▁and ▁over turn ing . ▁Pil ot ▁Henri ▁Bi ard ▁sw ims ▁free ▁of ▁air frame ▁and ▁is ▁res cu ed . ▁British ▁officials ▁int imate ▁that ▁the ▁pilot ▁bank ed ▁too ▁ste ep ly ▁and ▁st alled , ▁but ▁designer ▁R . J . ▁Mitchell ▁sus pected ▁that ▁the ▁cant ile ver ▁wing ▁design ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁partially ▁at ▁fault . ▁Another ▁British ▁entry , ▁G loster ▁III A , ▁suff ers ▁broken ▁str ut ▁between ▁float ▁and ▁fus el age ▁during ▁tax i ▁after ▁landing ▁from ▁first ▁run ▁which ▁allows ▁nose ▁to ▁drop , ▁prop eller ▁cut s ▁into ▁dur al umin ▁float , ▁making ▁air frame ▁unable ▁to ▁comp ete . ▁L t . ▁Jimmy ▁D ool ittle ▁in ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Curt iss ▁R 3 C - 2 , ▁Bu No ▁A 6 9 7 9 , ▁' 3 ', ▁wins ▁competition ▁with ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁ 2 3 3 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour . ▁ 9 ▁December ▁The ▁ 1 1 1 th ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron , ▁Texas ▁National ▁Guard , ▁suff ers ▁its ▁first ▁cas ual ties ▁when ▁Capt . ▁Emil ▁Wagner ▁and ▁L t . ▁Luke ▁Mc L augh lin ▁put ▁a ▁Curt iss ▁J N - 6 H , ▁ 3 8 1 0 5 , ▁into