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[[preprinted]] NO. OF FLIGHT. | REMARKS. [[/preprinted]]

| Feb.9: Sunday.
| Feb.10: Overhauled motor, ground and set valves.
| Feb.11: During second flight roller in left chain broke. Safe landing.  Replaced with new roller.
| Feb.12: During 2nd flight broke roller in right chain. Frequent breaking probably due to shape of engine sprocket teeth. Removed and sent to ship to be ground down. Machinist slipped on gangway and dropped sprocket overboard.
| Feb.13: Filled in center of Wright 18 tooth sprocket and rebored and cut left hand thread.
| Feb.14: Finished and put 12 tooth sprocket on engine. It slowed engine from 470 to 446 revolutions.
| Feb.15: Machine will not climb with passenger.
| Feb. 16: Sunday.
| Feb. 17: Third flight chain began striking right chain guide foot.  Removed and filed to give clearance. Replaced Wright with Paragon propellers.
| Feb. 18: Tested engine with paragon propellers. Secured propeller speed of 490 revolutions. Machine with 12 tooth sprocket and Paragon propellers pulled and climbed better than at any previous time. Boat going to pieces slowly. Removed to repair split in side.

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One copy to be retained for aviator's log. Duplicate to be sent to Navy Department, } Bureau of Navigation, for filing in Department of Aviation Records. } 
Signature: [[/preprinted]] 
[[signature]] Alfred A. Cunningham, [[/signature]] 1st Lieut., U.S.M.C.

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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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Record - U.S. Navy Aeroplane No. ^[[B-1]], Date ^[[February 4,]], 191^[[3]], to ^[[February 8,]] 191^[[3]]
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DATE. ^[[1913]] | WEATHER. | WIND. DIRECTION. | WIND FORCE. | BAR. | THER. DRU. | NO. OF FLIGHT. | OPERATOR NAME. | OPERATOR. WEIGHT. | TIME AT BEGINNING OF FLIGHT. | DURATION OF FLIGHT | APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE ABOVE SURFACE. | EXTRA LOAD CARRIED.

Feb. 4 | Bc. | NW. | 4 | 29.89 | - | 268 | Lt. Cunningham | 170 | G.A.Reeder. | 135 | 7.13 | 15 | 200 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 4]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NW.]] | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.89]] | - | 269 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | H.E. Rudd, Sea | 135 | 7.43 | 14 | 300 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 4]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NW.]] | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.89]] | - | 270 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | Do. [[ditto for: H.E. Rudd, Sea]] | 135 | 8.11 | 12 | 250 |
Feb. 5 | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | NNW. | 4 | 29.92 | - | 271 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | E. Boydler. C. Elec. | 155 | 7.01 | 11 | 200 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 5]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NNW.]] | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.92]] | - | 272 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | H. E. Adams, Cmm. | 160 | 7.26 | 11 | 125 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 5]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NNW.]] | 6 | " [[ditto for: 29.92]] | - | 273 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | -- | -- | 7.54 | 13 | 250 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 5]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NNW.]] | 6 | " [[ditto for: 29.92]] | - | 274 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | E. Boydler, C. Elec. | 155 | 8.39 | 11 | 250 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 5]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NNW.]] | 6 | " [[ditto for: 29.92]] | - | 275 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | H. E. Adams, Cmm. | 160 | 8.48 | 13 | 250 |
Feb. 6 | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | NW. | 4 | 29.85 | - | 276 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | E. Boydler, CMM. | 155 | 7.51 | 12 | 100
" [[ditto for: Feb. 6]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NW.]] | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.86]] | - | 277 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | H. E. Rudd, Se. | 135 | 8.16 | 14 | 300 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 6]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NW.]] | 2 | " [[ditto for: 29.85]] | - | 278 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | H. E. Adams, CMM. | 160 | 8.45 | 10 | 200 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 6]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NW.]] | 1 | " [[ditto for: 29.85]] | - | 279 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | -- | -- | 9.47 | 8 | 250 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 6]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | " [[ditto for: NW.]] | 1 | " [[ditto for: 29.85]] | - | 280 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | -- | -- | 9.56 | 6 | 200 | ^[[checkmark]]
Feb. 8. | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | N. | 8 | 29.91 | - | 281 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | E. Boydler, CMM. | 160 | 6.49 | 10 | 40 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 8.]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | N. | 8 | " [[ditto for: 29.91]] | - | 282 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | H. E. Adams, CMM. | 160 | 7.09 | 12 | 100 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 8.]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | N. | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.91]] | - | 283 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | Ens. F. E. Montgomery. | 132 | 7.28 | 13 | 200 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 8.]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | N. | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.91]] | - | 284 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | Ens. H. H. Gray. | 161 | 7.54 | 15 | 250 |
" [[ditto for: Feb. 8.]] | " [[ditto for: Bc.]] | N. | 4 | " [[ditto for: 29.91]] | - | 285 | Do. [[ditto for: Lt. Cunningham]] | 170 | G. A. Reeder. | 135 | 8.22 | 13 | 250 |

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NOTE.——On the reverse side, opposite the corresponding "No. of Flight." desirable remarks such as object of flight, character of flight, places of starting and landing, result of any experiment made, description of any accident however slight, damage sustained, repairs made, any unusual consumption or economy of oil or fuel, meteorological notes, time required to assemble and to disassemble, when occurring.

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