5 0 4 K ▁fus el age , ▁constructed ▁by ▁Av ro ▁at ▁Ham ble , ▁Ham pshire , ▁flow n ▁by ▁test ▁pilot ▁Frank ▁T . ▁Court ney , ▁suff ers ▁spect ac ular ▁crash ▁at ▁Ham ble ▁in ▁which ▁two ▁oppos ing ▁rot or ▁bl ades ▁come ▁loose ▁in ▁flight ▁after ▁failure ▁of ▁tub ular ▁riv et ▁fitted ▁in ▁the ▁rot or ▁bla de ▁sp ar ▁root , ▁coming ▁down ▁adjacent ▁to ▁rail ▁line ▁crossing ▁the ▁air field . ▁Pil ot ▁surv ives . ▁February ▁R AF ▁V ick ers ▁Virginia ▁M k ▁II ▁J 6 8 5 7 ▁of ▁ 7 ▁Squadron ▁is ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁forced ▁landing ▁at ▁F aken ham , ▁Nor folk . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁is ▁subsequently ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁re built ▁to ▁M k ▁VII ▁standard . ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁Capt . ▁Cl inton ▁F . ▁W ool sey , ▁a ▁North port , ▁Michigan ▁native ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁pil ots ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁He ▁died ▁a ▁hero ▁when ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁co - p il ot , ▁L t . ▁John ▁W . ▁Bent on , ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁mid - air ▁collision ▁over ▁Pal om ar ▁Field ▁near ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁during ▁the ▁first - ever ▁U . S . ▁international ▁good will ▁flight ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁Central ▁and ▁South