T - 2 B , ▁USS ▁Sar at oga , ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁Border ▁Airport , ▁San ▁Y s id ro , ▁California , ▁crashes ▁at ▁~ 0 8 5 0 ▁h rs ., ▁killing ▁Chief ▁A viation ▁Pil ot ▁Clar ence ▁Martin ▁Carter , ▁and ▁inj uring ▁Chief ▁A viation ▁Pil ot ▁Robert ▁T . ▁Thompson . ▁ 1 ▁February ▁" An ▁army ▁air plane ▁with ▁William ▁A . ▁C ock e ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Edward ▁D . ▁Hoff man ▁ab o ard ▁left ▁Cr iss y ▁field ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁for ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Monday ▁and ▁the ▁plane ▁and ▁Hoff man ▁van ished ▁in ▁a ▁storm . ▁C ock e ▁jump ed ▁to ▁safety ▁with ▁a ▁par ach ute ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁Se qu o ia ▁National ▁park ▁r angers ." ▁They ▁were ▁flying ▁in ▁Douglas ▁O - 2 5 C , ▁ 3 2 - 1 8 2 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron . ▁" L ie utenant ▁William ▁A . ▁C ock e ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁' ba iled - out ' ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁bomb ing ▁plane ▁[ s ic ] ▁with ▁Hoff man , ▁fell ▁in ▁his ▁par ach ute ▁from ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁through ▁a ▁bl inding ▁snow ▁storm ▁and ▁land ed , ▁r angers ▁said , ▁on ▁the ▁only ▁safe ▁spot ▁in ▁Se qu o ia ▁National ▁park . ▁C ock e ▁said ▁he ▁believed ▁Hoff man ▁went ▁on ▁toward ▁H