▁Mc Hen ry ▁of ▁U pl and ▁and ▁Vincent ▁Ford ▁of ▁Al h amb ra . ▁Mc Hen ry ▁was ▁unh urt , ▁but ▁Ford ▁suffered ▁a ▁broken ▁leg ▁as ▁the ▁prop ell or ▁[ s ic ] ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁plane ▁struck ▁him . ▁Despite ▁the ▁injury , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁jump ▁from ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁par ach ute ▁to ▁safety ▁from ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁feet . ▁The ▁plan es , ▁their ▁pil ots ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁purs uit ▁squad ron , ▁were ▁flying ▁in ▁formation ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁air ▁base , ▁when ▁high ▁wind s ▁apparently ▁ble w ▁them ▁together . ▁With ▁wings ▁locked , ▁the ▁ships ▁began ▁pl ung ing ▁to ▁earth . ▁Both ▁pil ots ▁' ba iled ▁out ' ▁as ▁the ▁craft ▁began ▁their ▁wild ▁descent ▁and ▁pl ung ed ▁to ▁earth . ▁Ford ▁was ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁hospital , ▁where ▁his ▁condition ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁' s atisf actory ' ▁by ▁phys icians . ▁Last ▁night ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Let ter man ' s ▁hospital , ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Mc Hen ry ▁and ▁Ford ▁were ▁both ▁experienced ▁pil ots , ▁with ▁many ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁to ▁their ▁credit ." ▁Charles ▁M . ▁Mc Hen ry ▁was ▁flying ▁Bo eing ▁P - 1 2 D , ▁ 3 1 - 2 5 1 , ▁and ▁Ford ▁was ▁pil oting ▁P - 1 2 D , ▁ 3 1 -