 Following an accident at Bowman Field in May 1928, the prototype Flamingo was redesigned with a different nose, windscreen, and tail.One G-2-W, named "El Rio Caroní", is best remembered for its role in the discovery of Angel Falls by Jimmy Angel in 1935.Although well known to the local indigenous population, the falls had been glimpsed only by European explorers until Jimmy Angel crash-landed while attempting to land above the falls on Auyán-tepui during gold exploration.