▁flying ▁field ▁at ▁Par ris ▁Island , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁is ▁named ▁Page ▁Field ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ 7 ▁September ▁Capt . ▁John ▁O wen ▁Donald son , ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ace ▁( e ight ▁vict ories ), ▁after ▁winning ▁two ▁races ▁at ▁an ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁air ▁meet ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁is ▁killed ▁when ▁his ▁plane ▁crashes ▁during ▁a ▁st unt - f lying ▁performance . ▁He ▁had ▁shared ▁the ▁Mac K ay ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁for ▁taking ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁trans cont inental ▁air ▁race ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Green ville ▁Army ▁Air ▁Field , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁is ▁later ▁renamed ▁Donald son ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁for ▁the ▁Green ville ▁native . ▁▁ 5 ▁October ▁British ▁rig id ▁air ship ▁R 1 0 1 , ▁G - FA AW , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Air ship ▁Sch eme . ▁After ▁initial ▁fl ights ▁and ▁two ▁en larg ements ▁to ▁the ▁lif ting ▁volume , ▁it ▁crash ed ▁this ▁date , ▁in ▁Beau va is , ▁France , ▁during ▁its ▁ma iden ▁over se as ▁voyage , ▁killing ▁ 4 8 . ▁Among st ▁air ship ▁acc idents ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁sur pass ed ▁the ▁L Z ▁ 1 2 9 ▁H inden burg , ▁dis aster ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Z RS -