▁training ▁plane ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁r iding ▁crash ed ▁at ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁county ▁[ s ic ] ▁air ▁base ▁yesterday . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Mur phy ▁died ▁while ▁arrang ements ▁were ▁being ▁made ▁to ▁r ush ▁him ▁by ▁air ▁to ▁the ▁Let ter man ▁hospital ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁training ▁flight ▁the ▁wing ▁of ▁another ▁air plane ▁touched ▁Mur phy ' s ▁ship , ▁a ▁training ▁type ▁bi plane , ▁and ▁it ▁nose - d ived ▁to ▁earth ▁from ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁William ▁Mur phy ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁air ▁service ▁several ▁year ▁ago ▁at ▁Bro oks ▁field , ▁[ s ic ] ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁ ▁The ▁student ▁pilot ' s ▁home ▁address ▁is ▁East ▁Chicago , ▁Ind ." ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁Wel ch ▁were ▁flying ▁in ▁P T - 3 , ▁ 2 8 - 2 3 0 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁struck ▁by ▁P T - 3 , ▁ 2 8 - 2 5 1 , ▁flow n ▁by ▁Lewis ▁J . ▁Con n ors , ▁ 1 ¾ ▁mi ▁SE ▁of ▁March ▁Field . ▁▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁Second ▁prototype , ▁of ▁three , ▁G loster ▁Gor co cks , ▁J 7 5 0 2 , ▁experimental ▁single - se at , ▁single - bay ▁bi plane ▁inter ceptor , ▁first ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Royal