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Ponta Delgada - Lisbon

May 27, 19  Wind about 20 knots [[strikethrough]][[?]][[/strikethrough]] 260° mag

10.18 Took off Cloudy 3/4

10.36 Tayal pt

12.00 Came down to 700 for better visibility

12.18 [[76? mag?]]

12.30 Rad. comp bearing 20° L [[in? ? 4?]] 12 35 - 45°

12.42 Sighted smoke port bow c.c. to 70° mag

12.54 on course [[? ?] comp out over water

1.02 C.C. [[c/o? L?]] rain squall

1.10 Former course

1.16 40° R.

1.22 Sighted smoke headed for it - [[115° poc?]].

1.36 Over #5 - 100 [[psc?]] - 10° drift [[?]].

2.10 over #6 - much clearer - fine visibility

2.44 Over 7 - rain squall both sides, slight [[haze?]]. beyond visibility reduced considerably.

3.00 Slowly clearing. alt 600

3.16 over 8. Slowly climbing 1000; no [[reason]]

3.32 Discovered compass out of gimbals [[replaced]] about 8° [[error]] new course 110°