. ▁L dr . ▁Sydney ▁Leo ▁Gregory ▁Pope ▁( DF C , ▁A FC ) ▁b ails ▁out ▁at ▁under ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁over ▁the ▁Par n all ▁Y ate ▁air field , ▁successfully ▁par ach uting ▁down . ▁Fl utter ▁of ▁rud der ▁due ▁to ▁heavy ▁tail ▁lamp ▁in ▁its ▁trailing ▁edge ▁which ▁both ▁counter act ed ▁the ▁large ▁horn ▁balance ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁substantial ly ▁increased ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁in ert ia ▁about ▁an ▁un supported ▁h inge ▁t ube ▁is ▁cause , ▁ex ac erb ated ▁by ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁rig id ity ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁fus el age . ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁regards ▁the ▁P ip it ▁as ▁wh olly ▁un accept able , ▁and ▁this ▁will ▁represent ▁the ▁Par n all ▁firm ' s ▁last ▁attempt ▁to ▁produce ▁an ▁effective ▁f ighter ▁design . ▁ 3 ▁March ▁Ford ▁C - 9 , ▁▁ 2 9 - 2 2 1 , ▁c / n ▁ 8 1 , ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁AC ▁Det achment , ▁Bol ling ▁Field , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Newton ▁Long f ellow , ▁suff ers ▁damage ▁in ▁tax i ▁accident ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁went ▁up ▁on ▁its ▁nose ▁at ▁Mitch el ▁Field , ▁New ▁York . ▁▁▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁So le ▁V ought ▁X O - 2 8 , ▁ 2 9 - 3 2 3 , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁V ought ▁O 2 U - 3 ▁C ors air ▁taken ▁on