▁Navy ▁c ables ▁Helen ▁El ly son , ▁" V ery ▁rel uct antly ▁yesterday ▁the ▁Secretary ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁declare ▁the ▁officers ▁who ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁plane ▁with ▁your ▁husband ▁officially ▁dead . ▁We ▁had ▁hoped ▁against ▁hope ▁that ▁something ▁might ▁be ▁found ▁of ▁those ▁officers ▁living ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁seem ▁now ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁any ▁hope ▁left ." ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁April , ▁El ly son ’ s ▁body ▁was hed ▁ash ore ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay . ▁May ▁Sum itos hi ▁Nak ao ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁Japanese ▁av i ator ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁life ▁by ▁par ach ute ▁when ▁he ▁b ails ▁out ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁M its ub ishi ▁ 1 M F 2 ▁Hay ab usa - type ▁f ighter ▁pro tot ypes ▁when ▁it ▁dis integr ates ▁during ▁a ▁div ing ▁test ▁during ▁official ▁Army ▁tri als ▁at ▁Tok oro za wa . ▁Pil ot ▁un in j ured . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁accident , ▁further ▁flight ▁evalu ations ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁are ▁susp ended ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁air frame ▁is ▁stat ically ▁tested ▁to ▁destruction . ▁ 1 ▁May ▁Curt iss ▁O - 1 B ▁Fal con , ▁ 2 7 - 2 7 9 , ▁assigned ▁at ▁M idd let own ▁Air ▁Dep ot , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁crashes ▁at ▁Whit ney ▁Point , ▁New ▁York , ▁this ▁date . ▁Pil ot ▁L t . ▁Bush rod ▁Ho pp in