▁have ▁the ▁mis fort une ▁to ▁witness ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁SE - 5 a , ▁A 2 - 2 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁of ▁Parliament ▁House ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁The ▁pilot ▁F / O ▁F . C . ▁E wen ▁is ▁killed . ▁" The ▁following ▁day , ▁while ▁returning ▁from ▁Can ber ra ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁with ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁SE - 5 a ▁A 2 - 1 1 ▁suffered ▁an ▁engine ▁failure ▁and ▁crash ed ▁in ▁remote ▁bush land ▁near ▁Whit field , ▁Vic . ▁The ▁pilot , ▁S gt ▁Or m ▁Den ny , ▁walked ▁ 2 5 ▁miles ▁to ▁secure ▁assistance ." ▁▁▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁Major ▁Harold ▁C . ▁Ge iger ▁( 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 7 ), ▁born ▁in ▁East ▁Orange , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁Army ▁av iation ▁and ▁bal lo oning , ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁Phill ips ▁Field , ▁Aber de en , ▁Maryland , ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁crash ▁of ▁his ▁Air co ▁D H . 4 B ▁plane , ▁ 2 5 - 0 7 8 . ▁Six ▁mechan ics ▁and ▁officers ▁at ▁the ▁Middle ton ▁Air ▁Station , ▁at ▁Ol m sted ▁Field , ▁Pennsylvania ▁told ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Ge iger ' s ▁plane ▁took ▁a ▁ 5 0 - foot ▁nose ▁d ive . ▁Ge iger ▁managed ▁to ▁jump ▁out ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁plane ▁struck ▁and ▁burst ▁into