▁involving ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁total ▁B - 2 ▁Cond ors ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps . ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Douglas ▁P D - 1 ▁flying ▁boat , ▁Bu No ▁A - 7 9 8 9 , ▁of ▁V P - 6 ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands , ▁is ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁off ▁Hawai i , ▁only ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁delivery . ▁Air frame ▁had ▁only ▁ 4 2 : 4 0 ▁h rs . ▁flight ▁time . ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 st ▁L t . ▁Frank ▁Benjamin ▁Ty nd all ▁( 1 8 9 4 – 1 9 3 0 ) ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁crash ▁of ▁a ▁Curt iss ▁P - 1 F ▁Haw k , ▁ 2 8 – 6 1 , ▁out ▁of ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁near ▁Mo ores ville , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Lieutenant ▁Ty nd all ▁was ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁pilot , ▁Silver ▁Star ▁recip ient , ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 d ▁A ero ▁Squadron . ▁Lieutenant ▁Ty nd all ▁shot ▁down ▁four ▁enemy ▁air plan es ▁in ▁combat ▁over ▁France ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Ty nd all ▁Field , ▁Florida , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁a ▁g unn ery ▁range , ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁With ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ty nd all ▁Air ▁Force