8 9 8 – 1 9 2 7 ). ▁H ig ley ▁Field , ▁at ▁M esa , ▁Arizona , ▁is ▁renamed ▁Williams ▁Field ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁Williams ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁base ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁Georg ▁W ulf , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁F ock e - W ulf , ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁F ock e - W ulf ▁F ▁ 1 9 ▁En te ▁(" D uck "), ▁D - 1 9 6 0 . ▁Second ▁air frame ▁is ▁constructed , ▁eventually ▁put ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁Berlin ▁air ▁museum , ▁destroyed ▁in ▁bomb ing ▁ra id ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁” S AN ▁AN T ON IO , ▁Tex ., ▁Oct . ▁ 2 7 . ▁- ▁Two ▁student ▁f liers , ▁who ▁made ▁successful ▁par ach ute ▁j umps ▁after ▁their ▁plan es ▁had ▁coll ided ▁ 2 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁above ▁Kelly ▁field ▁( s ic ) ▁today ▁face ▁possible ▁court ▁mart ial ▁charges ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁Kelly ▁field ▁( s ic ) ▁officials ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁pil ots , ▁J . ▁D . ▁Cleveland ▁of ▁Cleveland , ▁and ▁E . ▁A . ▁San burn ▁of ▁Upper ▁Lake , ▁Cal ., ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁una ut hor ized ▁‘ dog -