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     About July 15th he made his first flilght over Philadelphia, and on August 6th he flew to an altitude of 6,200 feet at Eagle Field. On August 16th Bergdoll made the first flight ever flown between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Leaving Eagle Field, carrying his mechanic Charles Krouse, he flew over downtown Philadelphia and made the nonstop flight of 70 miles in one hour and twenty minutes, landing at the Meadows near Atlantic City. About this time Bergdoll also purchased a hot-air balloon and made frequent ascensions and parachute drops at Eagle Field. 
     Using his Wright plane, Bergdoll flew the tests for a pilot license at Eagle Field on September 16th and received F.A.I. License No. 169 on September 25, 1912. On September 28th he flew at a Horse Show at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In mid-October he was learning to make balloon ascensions from balloonist Charles G. Clark. On October 20th he flew his plane and Clark made balloon ascensions for the day at nearby Llanerch, Pennsylvania, and on October 28th he made a number of flights and carried passengers at West Chester, Pennsylvania. He kept flying actively until late in the 1912 fall season, making nearly 200 flights that year, including some cross-country jaunts, all without a single accident.
     In the spring of 1913 Bergdoll reopened his hangar and prepared for another season of flying, and there is evidence that he was quite active again that season. On August 15th he made another flight from Philadelphia to Atlantic City, New Jersey, this time alone, and landed on the surf in front of the famed Boardwalk. About mid-August he left for Europe to try to buy a European high-speed plane to enter in the International Coupe d'Aviation Race at Reims, France in September, but did not succeed in making desirable arrangements; however, he did attend the Gordon-Bennett Races while there. 
     Returning home he continued flying his Wright through the fall months and did considerable passenger carrying. In December he called a meeting of his law class in an effort to interest them in flying, and offered use of his