▁A ircraft ▁Est ab lish ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁written ▁off ▁in ▁a ▁landing ▁crash ▁at ▁F arn borough ▁this ▁date . ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁Douglas ▁O - 3 8 B , ▁ 3 1 - 4 2 7 , ▁pil oted ▁by ▁L t . ▁Robert ▁Richard , ▁coll ides ▁in ▁m ida ir ▁with ▁another ▁plane ▁in ▁a ▁flight ▁of ▁three ▁from ▁March ▁Field , ▁R ivers ide , ▁California , ▁to ▁Cr iss y ▁Field , ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Richard ▁and ▁observer ▁P vt . ▁Ralph ▁F arr ington ▁b ail ▁out ▁as ▁the ▁plane ▁breaks ▁up ▁and ▁are ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁plane ▁in ▁the ▁collision , ▁und am aged , ▁which ▁lands ▁safely ▁ 1 5   mi ▁SE ▁of ▁M end ota , ▁California . ▁The ▁remaining ▁two ▁plan es ▁reach ▁San ▁Francisco ▁without ▁incident . ▁ 9 ▁October ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Ke yst one ▁PK - 1 ▁flying ▁boat , ▁Bu No ▁A - 8 5 1 6 , ▁is ▁forced ▁down ▁in ▁heavy ▁se as ▁and ▁s inks . ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁So le ▁Lock he ed - Det roit ▁Y P - 2 4 , ▁ 3 2 – 3 2 0 , ▁crashes ▁during ▁tests ▁at ▁Wright ▁Field , ▁Ohio . ▁During ▁evaluation ▁flight , ▁landing ▁g ear ▁extension ▁system ▁fails ▁with ▁g ear ▁only ▁partly ▁deployed ▁when ▁in - cock pit ▁c rank ▁handle ▁breaks ▁off . ▁Through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁violent