ling ▁Field , ▁cut s ▁out ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁crashes ▁in ▁a ▁field . ▁Pil ot ▁un in j ured ▁but ▁air frame ▁written ▁off . ▁Pil ot ▁name ▁also ▁reported ▁sp elt ▁Arthur ▁J . ▁Le h man . ▁▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁Major ▁Charles ▁B eld ing ▁" Bar ney " ▁Old field , ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁regional ▁commander ▁for ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁mail ▁western ▁zone , ▁neglect s ▁to ▁lower ▁the ▁under car riage ▁of ▁Martin ▁Y B - 1 0 , ▁ 3 3 - 1 4 7 , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁landing ▁at ▁Che y enne , ▁Wy oming , ▁and ▁bel ly s ▁the ▁bom ber ▁in . ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁So le ▁prototype ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁Douglas ▁X O 2 D - 1 , ▁Bu No ▁ 9 4 1 2 , ▁c / n ▁ 1 2 3 6 , http :// www . jo eb aug her . com / n avy _ serial s / first series 2 . html ▁nos es ▁over ▁on ▁water ▁landing ▁near ▁NAS ▁An ac ost ia , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁after ▁star board ▁landing ▁g ear ▁would ▁not ▁ret ract , ▁nor ▁support ▁run way ▁landing . ▁Pil ot ▁surv ives . ▁A ircraft ▁salv aged , ▁re built , ▁but ▁no ▁production ▁contract ▁let . ▁▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁" L OS ▁AN GE LES , ▁May ▁ 1 8 .