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No. of Flight.  |  REMARKS.
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| 7-24-12 Took off chain guards and unliked chains
| 7-26-12 Shifted gas tank put on new propellers.
149 | Making wireless tests
150 | " " " [[dittos for: Making wireless tests]]
151 | Sent wireless messages to U. S. S. Stringham, 2 miles. (Flights #152 and 153.)
| 7-29-12 Installing Gyro motor.
| 7-30-12 " " " [[dittos for: Installing Gyro motor.]]
| 7-31-12
| 8-1-12 Installed Gyro motor.
154 | Testing Gyro, motor starts at 1200 but drops to 800 after 5 minutes, also runs hot.
155 | " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ". [[dittos for: Testing Gyro, motor starts at 1200 but drops to 800 after 5 minutes, also runs hot.]]
156 | Changed cylinders, same trouble.
157 | No change in action of motor.
158 | " " " " " " [[dittos for: No change in action of motor.]] Motor was cut out in landing. Stopped dead. Machine landed on right wing. Upper right wing broken, Lt. Rodgers unhurt.

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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 Aviation Records. }
Signature:
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[[signature]] John Rodgers per T. F. [[?]] [[signature]]

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^[[Annapolis, Md.]] 

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Record - U.S. Navy Aeroplane No. ^[[BL]], Date ^[[July 9]], 191^[[2]] , to ^[[July 23,]] 191^[[2]]
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[[15 column table]]

DATE. | WEATHER. | WIND. DIRECTION. | WIND FORCE. | BAR. | THER. DRY. | NO. OF FLIGHT. | OPERATOR NAME. | OPERATOR. WEIGHT. | TIME AT BEGINNING OF FLIGHT. | DURATION OF FLIGHT | APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE ABOVE SURFACE. | EXTRA LOAD CARRIED.

7-9-12 | BC | SW | 2 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 
7-10-12 | BC | S | 1 | 3- | 141 | | Lt. Rodgers | | | | | 20" | 0 |
" [[ditto for: 7-10-12]] | " [[ditto for: S]] | " [[ditto for: 1]] | " [[ditto for: 30]] | 142 | | " " [[dittos for: Lt. Rodgers]] | | Lt. Cunningham | | | 5" | 0 |
7-11-12 | C | NE | 2 | 30.05 | [[underlined]] 143 [[/underlined]] | | " " [[dittos for: Lt. Rodgers]] | | | | | 25 | 800 |
7-12-12 | NNE | BC 1 } 2995 } 144 | | " " [[dittos for: Lt. Rodgers]] | | | | | 25 | 600 | 
" [[ditto for: 7-12-12]] | " [[ditto for: NNE]] | " [[ditto for: BC]] | " [[ditto for: 1]] | " [[ditto for: 2995]] | 145 | | " " [[dittos for: Lt. Rodgers]] | | | | | 38 | 1000 |
" [[ditto for: 7-12-12]] | " [[ditto for: NNE]] | " [[ditto for: BC]] | " [[ditto for: 1]] | " [[ditto for: 2995]] | 146 | | Ensign Herbster |  | | | | 15 | 0 |
7-13-12 | Saturday | | | | | | | | | | | | 
7-14-12 | Sunday | | | | |  | | | | | | |
7-15-12 | BC | NE | 2 | 2989 | | | | | | | | | |
7-16-12 | B | E | 1 | 2990 | | | | | | | | | |
7-17-12 | C | NE | 3 | 30 | | | | | | | | | |
7-18-12 | S | SW | 2 | 2990 | | | | | | | | | |
7-19-12 | E | SW | 3 | 2999 | | | | | | | | | |
7-20-12 | B | W | 4 | 2996 | 147 | | Lt Rodgers | | | | | 1" | 0 |
7-21-12 | BC | NE | 2 | 30 | ^[[148]] | | Lt Rodgers | | Lt Cunningham | | | 1" | 0 |
7-22-12 | C | SE | 6 | 30.01 | | | | | | | | | |
7-23-12 | S | NE | 3 | 30.-- | | | | | | | | | |

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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.

Enter full data in the first six columns each day, whether flights are made or not.
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