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-3- 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. ^[[ [[underlined]] Brst [[/underlined]] ]] " [[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.)