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Oct. 16 Vinita, Okla. 7:42 A.M. McAlester, Okla. 2:30 P.M.

127 miles.  159 minutes.
(Leaking oil tank and a cracked cylinder kept Rodgers from continuing his flight this day.)

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 17 McAlester, Okla. 8:25 A.M. Fort Worth, Tex. 4:15 P.M.

265 miles.  283 minutes.
(Rogers was lost flying to Ronita and from that point ^[[X]] flew over the Santa Fe tracks to Fort Worth; two girls turned his propellers for him).

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 18 fort Worth, Tex.  12:05 P.M. Dallas, Tex. 12:42 P.M.

30 miles.  37 minutes.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 19 Dallas, Tex. 1:55 P.M.  Waco, Tex. 4:07 P.M.

100 miles.  127 minutes.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 20 Waco, Tex. 11:18 A.M.  Kyle, Tex. 4:01 P.M.

120 miles. 143 minutes.
(Rodgers nearly met his death while in the air at 3500 feet. Crystalized piston and intake valves, nearly made ^[[X]] a wreck. The aviator shut off his engine, veloplaned two miles and made a perfect landing in the only pasture within forty miles.)

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 21 Windbound at Kyle.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 22 Kyle, Tex. 10:50 A.M.  San Antonio, Tex. 12:40 P.M.

49 miles.  50 minutes.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 23 San Antonio, Tex. Held for engine repairs.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 24 San Antonio. 12:30 P.M.  Spofford, Tex. 6:05 P.M.

133 miles. 134 minutes.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 25 Spofford Tex. Wrecked attempting to get off the ground.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 26 Spofford, Tex. 1:03 P.M.  Sanderson, Tex. 5:28 P.M.

174 miles.  140 minutes.

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" [[ditto for Oct.]] 27 Sanderson, Tex. Windbound.

" [[ditto for Oct.]] 28 Sanderson, Tex.  11.41 A.M. Sierra Blanco, Tex. 5:42 P.M.

231 miles.  229 minutes.
(Rodgers went into a fence at Sanderson, mashing the skids in attempting to take the air. Repairs were made in two hours and a half.)