on ▁when ▁the ▁a iler on ▁began ▁oscill ating ▁badly , ▁pulling ▁the ▁control ▁stick ▁from ▁his ▁hands . ▁F acing ▁a ▁certain ▁crash , ▁Harris ▁ba iled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁str icken ▁aircraft , ▁landing ▁in ▁a ▁back yard ▁gra pe ▁ar bor ▁at ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁ 3 3 5 ▁T roy ▁St ., ▁suffering ▁only ▁bru ises ▁on ▁his ▁legs ▁and ▁hand ▁from ▁fighting ▁with ▁the ▁control ▁stick . ▁The ▁Lo ening ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁yard ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁ 4 0 3 ▁Valley ▁St , ▁three ▁blocks ▁away . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁inj uries ▁to ▁anyone ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁For ▁his ▁surv ival , ▁Harris ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁first ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁C ater p ill ar ▁Club , ▁a ▁club ▁for ▁av i ators ▁who ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁b ail ▁out ▁of ▁str icken ▁aircraft ▁and ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁insect ▁that ▁produces ▁the ▁sil k ▁used ▁in ▁par ach utes . ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁before ▁he ▁left ▁McC ook ▁Field , ▁Harris ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁Corps ▁Engineering ▁School ▁( a ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ) ▁in ▁Day ton , ▁O H . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Harris ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁pilot ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁massive ▁Bar ling ▁Bom ber , ▁then ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁aircraft . ▁Harris ▁and ▁his ▁co - p il ot , ▁L t . ▁Mu ir ▁Fair