▁upon ▁departure ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁dark , ▁crash ing ▁head - on ▁into ▁the ▁r idge , ▁aircraft ▁burn ed , ▁both ▁crew ▁K WF . ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁The ▁experimental ▁o vers ized ▁Kal in in ▁K - 7 ▁crashes ▁this ▁date ▁whilst ▁on ▁its ▁e ighth ▁test ▁flight ▁due ▁to ▁struct ural ▁failure ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tail ▁bo oms . ▁The ▁accident ▁killed ▁ 1 4 ▁people ▁ab o ard ▁and ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁Fl ight ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁sab ot age ▁was ▁sus pected ▁as ▁the ▁investig ating ▁committee ▁had ▁representation ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁security ▁organization , ▁the ▁J oint ▁State ▁Political ▁Director ate ▁( O G PU ). ▁▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁ 2 3 ▁January " D iving ▁into ▁the ▁ground ▁at ▁ter r ific ▁speed , ▁his ▁plane ▁out ▁of ▁control , ▁a ▁March ▁field ▁[ s ic ] ▁lieutenant ▁was ▁instantly ▁killed ▁yesterday ▁( 2 3 ▁January ) ▁when ▁his ▁ship ▁crash ed ▁in ▁Mor eno ▁valley , ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁Jack ra bb it ▁trail ▁highway . ▁The ▁dead ▁f lier ▁is ▁John ▁Patrick ▁Don lin , ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁old , ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁He ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁nin ety - fif th ▁army ▁purs uit ▁squad ron ▁at ▁March ▁field ▁and ▁was ▁flying ▁a ▁light ▁combat ▁plane ." ▁Don lin ▁was ▁flying ▁Bo eing ▁P - 1 2 D , ▁ 3 1 - 2 5 0 , ▁c /