es ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁a ▁near - vertical ▁attitude , ▁killing ▁all ▁four ▁crew . ▁C ause ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁mal function ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁control ▁system . ▁▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁Maj . ▁Harold ▁C . ▁Ge iger ▁is ▁slightly ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁between ▁two ▁plan es ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁near ▁Ham pton , ▁Virginia . ▁While ▁att ending ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁T act ical ▁School ▁at ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁his ▁E ber hart ▁S . E . 5 e , ▁ 2 2 - 3 1 7 , ▁coll ides ▁in ▁mid - air ▁during ▁a ▁flight ▁formation ▁with ▁fellow ▁student , ▁Hor ace ▁Me ek ▁H ick am ' s ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁S . E . 5 a , ▁SO - 8 0 4 4 . ▁H ick am ▁par ach utes ▁to ▁safety , ▁and ▁narrow ly ▁esc apes ▁death . ▁H ick am ▁is ▁initi ated ▁into ▁the ▁f amed ▁C ater p ill ar ▁Club , ▁a ▁frat ernal ▁order ▁with ▁membership ▁based ▁on ▁surv iving ▁an ▁emer gency ▁par ach ute ▁jump . ▁ ▁Ge iger ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C ater p ill ar ▁Club . ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁Eug ene ▁Ho y ▁B ark sd ale ▁is ▁killed ▁when ▁the ▁Douglas ▁O - 2 ▁observation ▁plane , ▁ 2 5 – 3 5 0 , ▁McC ook ▁Field ▁project ▁number ▁P - 4 4 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁testing ▁went ▁into ▁an ▁un