, ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Major ▁George ▁H . ▁Bre tt , ▁is ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁take ▁off ▁accident ▁at ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia . ▁▁ 6 ▁July ▁ ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 C , ▁ 2 6 - 4 2 7 , ▁c / n ▁ 3 7 2 , ▁assigned ▁at ▁Bol ling ▁Field , ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁pil oted ▁by ▁ 1 st ▁L t . ▁My ron ▁Ray ▁Wood , ▁suff ers ▁engine ▁failure ▁and ▁d itch es ▁in ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁west ▁sh or eline , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Wood ▁( 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 ) ▁will ▁head ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁A AF ▁Service ▁Command ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁▁ 9 ▁September ▁During ▁events ▁held ▁during ▁the ▁National ▁Air ▁R aces ▁at ▁M ines ▁Field , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁the ▁program ▁" was ▁mar red ▁by ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁Lie ut . ▁George ▁E . ▁Hass el man , ▁U . S . N avy , ▁of ▁the ▁VB - 2 B ▁Squadron , ▁who ▁crash ed ▁ 5 0 ▁feet ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁a ▁side ▁s lip ▁and ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured ." ▁VB - 2 B ▁operated ▁Bo eing ▁F 2 B - 1 s ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁▁▁▁▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁While ▁performing ▁aer ob at ics ▁at