▁ship ▁handles ▁with ▁ 7 0 ▁l bs . ▁of ▁ball ast ▁– ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁period ▁rad ios ▁and ▁their ▁battery ▁– ▁loaded ▁behind ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁After ▁initi ating ▁a ▁spin ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁from ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁feet , ▁the ▁f ighter ▁enters ▁a ▁flat ▁spin ▁which ▁no ▁control ▁inputs ▁can ▁stop . ▁E aker ▁b ails ▁out ▁at ▁low ▁alt itude , ▁skin ning ▁his ▁nose ▁and ▁leg ▁as ▁he ▁strik es ▁the ▁stabil izer , ▁but ▁his ▁partially ▁opened ▁ch ute ▁fetch es ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁ste ep ▁roof ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁with ▁the ▁pilot ▁going ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁breaking ▁his ▁fall ▁somewhat . ▁He ▁suff ers ▁an ▁injured ▁foot ▁when ▁he ▁sl ams ▁into ▁a ▁concrete ▁sto op , ▁but ▁surv ives . ▁The ▁P - 1 2 ▁dest ro ys ▁a ▁hen house ▁and ▁burn s ▁in ▁an ▁apple ▁orch ard . ▁▁▁ <0x09> ▁ <0x09> ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ ▁Curt iss ▁X F 6 C - 6 ▁rac er , ▁A - 7 1 4 7 , ▁crashes ▁during ▁the ▁Thompson ▁Tro phy ▁race ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois , ▁killing ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁pilot ▁Capt . ▁Arthur ▁H . ▁Page . ▁The ▁only ▁military ▁entry , ▁Page ▁gained ▁and ▁increased ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁la ps , ▁crash ed ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁carbon ▁mon ox ide ▁poison ing . ▁The ▁Marine