▁the ▁fort ▁the ▁past ▁six ▁years , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁properties ▁and ▁supplies ▁at ▁the ▁air port , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁hang ar ▁where ▁the ▁plan es ▁are ▁kept ▁was ▁locked ▁up ▁last ▁night ." ▁▁ 9 ▁March ▁An ▁engine ▁fails ▁during ▁a ▁night ▁take off ▁causing ▁a ▁Ke yst one ▁B - 6 A , ▁ 3 2 – 1 4 8 , ▁pil oted ▁by ▁L t . ▁Walter ▁W . ▁Re id , ▁to ▁crash ▁near ▁Day ton a , ▁Florida , ▁shortly ▁after ▁depart ing ▁the ▁air port ▁there , ▁while ▁carrying ▁the ▁south bound ▁U . S . ▁Mail . ▁Pass enger ▁P vt . ▁Ernest ▁B . ▁S ell , ▁the ▁plane ' s ▁mechan ic , ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁is ▁killed . ▁" L iet . ▁W . ▁M . ▁Re id , ▁and ▁F loyd ▁Marshall , ▁a ▁private , ▁were ▁injured . ▁The ▁mot ors ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁plane ▁fell ▁in ▁a ▁heavily ▁wooden ▁section ▁two ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁this ▁city ." ▁" B are ly ▁air bor ne , ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁began ▁to ▁lose ▁power . ▁Re id ▁fought ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁l umber ing ▁plane ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁while ▁S ell , ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁co ck pit , ▁strugg led ▁with ▁the ▁fuel ▁p ump , ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁line ▁cleared . ▁At ▁five ▁hundred ▁feet ▁the ▁engines ▁quit ▁and ▁the ▁bom ber ▁dropped ▁in ▁a ▁st all . ▁It ▁sl ammed ▁into