▁ 3 2 d ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron , ▁Rock well ▁Field , ▁California , ▁during ▁fer ry ▁flight ▁from ▁Rock well ▁to ▁Bro oks ▁Field , ▁Texas , ▁pilot ▁Capt . ▁Albert ▁F . ▁H egen berger , ▁on ▁leg ▁between ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona ▁and ▁Mid land , ▁Texas , ▁los es ▁Pr estone ▁cool ant ▁out ▁of ▁star board ▁engine , ▁engine ▁temperature ▁r ises ▁so ▁he ▁sh uts ▁it ▁down . ▁For ced ▁down ▁five ▁miles ▁short ▁of ▁Mid land ▁Airport , ▁pilot ▁does ▁not ▁get ▁the ▁landing ▁g ear ▁completely ▁locked ▁down , ▁col laps es ▁on ▁touch ▁down . ▁A ircraft ▁rep a ired . ▁ 3 ▁November ▁First ▁fatal ▁accident ▁involving ▁a ▁F ok ker ▁Y O - 2 7 ▁occurs ▁when ▁pilot ▁L t . ▁Lloyd ▁E . ▁Hun ting ▁with ▁S gt . ▁John ▁J . ▁C unning ham ▁ab o ard , ▁dep arts ▁Ol m sted ▁Field , ▁M idd let own ▁Air ▁Dep ot , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁in ▁ 3 1 - 5 8 9 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Squadron ▁ ▁at ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁h rs . ▁after ▁darkness ▁had ▁fallen . ▁Pil ot ▁had ▁apparently ▁not ▁observed ▁a ▁mountain ▁r idge , ▁ 4 0 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 2 0 ▁to ▁ 2 4 0 ▁m ) ▁high , ▁one ▁mile ▁from ▁the ▁air field , ▁when ▁he ▁land ed ▁during ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁and