▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁During ▁a ▁routine ▁practice ▁flight , ▁Capt . ▁J . ▁L . ▁Gr ish am ▁flying ▁F ok ker ▁Y 1 O - 2 7 , ▁ 3 1 - 5 9 9 , ▁' 2 ', ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron , ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁port ▁main ▁under car riage ▁leg ▁to ▁extend ▁more ▁than ▁one - qu arter ▁down , ▁makes ▁emer gency ▁landing ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁Bay ▁off ▁of ▁NAS ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁He ▁and ▁S gt . ▁Clar ence ▁J . ▁King ▁surv ive , ▁aircraft ▁salv aged , ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁service . ▁▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁ 8 ▁January ▁K aw an ishi ▁H 3 K 1 ▁flying ▁boat , ▁the ▁largest ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁crashes ▁while ▁al ight ing ▁at ▁night ▁at ▁T ate y ama ▁on ▁a ▁training ▁flight , ▁cause ▁given ▁as ▁a ▁slow - reading ▁alt imeter . ▁Not ed ▁naval ▁av i ator ▁L t . ▁C md r . ▁Shin zo ▁Shin ▁killed , ▁as ▁are ▁two ▁more ▁of ▁nine ▁crew . ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁The ▁sole ▁Cons olid ated ▁Y 1 P - 2 5 , ▁ 3 2 - 3 2 1 , ▁crashes ▁during ▁flight ▁testing ▁at ▁Wright ▁Field , ▁Ohio , ▁killing ▁Captain ▁Hugh ▁M . ▁El m endorf ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁st all / sp in . ▁El m endorf ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base