ill!,' \\;is made xi >-l()\\l\ llial if a i;Iass of walcr had l)cci) left 

 stan(liii,!Li on ilic lloor of the l)askc'l. nol a (hup would have hcen 

 spilled. In a moment torn- or five officers rushed np and the senior 

 major exclaimed mo^l ^^ciicfousK- "(, '(iiii;falnlalioii^ ! We all 

 l<ne\v Von could d" ihe li'ick- il i;i\cii an (ii)|M)n niiil \ and feel 

 proud til numlKT you as one of ijic I i-al(Tnil\- of sphci-ical halloon 

 pilots." 



The following' i> a copy of ihc ofticial acccnnu of the journey: 



Wnr nepnrlnient WAR I ih.l'AIM'.M ENT 

 Air Service AIR SER\I(E 



Form No. 109 I- R E E 1! .\ L L O (J N L O G S II E E T 



Station, l\os.s Field, ^Vrcadia, California. 



Weights Solo Flight No. 209. 



Date, 12 February, 1921. (Lbs.) lialloon No. Capacity 12,000 cu. ft. 



Pilot, Dr. Ford A. Carpenter 150 Starting point, Ross Field, Time, 8:20 a.m. 



Aide and Recorder Remarks — Auth. Personnel. 



Asst. Pilot .Memorandum No. 2.3, dated Ross Field, 



Passenger Feb. 11, 1921, First Solo Flight, Pilot: 



Passenger Dr. Ford A. Carpenter. 



Passenger Laii'Iing point 2 mi. SE Lamanda Park — 



Passenger Time 9:22 a.m. 



Ballast (No. of bags) lo 1.50 Remark.*; — Inflation started before 7 a.m. 



Balloon and supplies Feb. 12, 1921. Flight duration 1 hour 



Instruments *> 2 mins. Distance 2 54 miles. Ballast at 



Total weight - landing 142i/< lbs. (Oyi bags.) Altitude 



Balloon shipped by above sea level: Starting point, .500 ft.; 



From landing point, 500 ft. 



Barometric pressure (Start) 29. IT 



Number pigeons carried 



Volume of gas in balloon (start) 12,000 cu. ft. 

 Quality of gas 100 per cent pure. 



REMARKS: 

 Direc- Temper- . , Ballast (As topography passed over, type of clouds, 



Time .Mtitude ^jg,, gf ature ^i^'^'^'^ dropped speed of travel, names of physical fea- 

 (ft-) flight (Deg. F.)(^ecs.) (lbs.) tures, etc.) 



8 20 a.m. Oft 



25 150 West 62° 1 Over Ross Field Parade Ground 



30 200 " 64° Over alfalfa field speed 2 m. p. h. 



35 250 " 68° Paralleling P. E. tracks (expansion) 



40 250 " 70° Flailed by Capt. Weeks A. S. from highway 



45 260 " 72° Coat off; speed 1 m. p. h. 



50 250 " 72° Odor of violets from field below 



55 250 " 68° Cool air from S; 1^ m. p. h. speed 



9 00 250 " 70° Crossed P. E. tracks; speed lyi m. p. h. 



5 250 " 70° Speed 1 m. p. h. 



10 225 " 70° Speed 2 m. p. h. 



15 230 " 72° 1 Speed 3 m. p. h. 



20 200 " 74° lyi 414 Cut drag-rope 



22 Landed 



Summary of Important Incidents : Two barographs (Richards) were carried dur- 

 ing flight; No. 799. reading to 5,000 ft. and No. 499, reading to 15,000 ft. both time 

 interval 10 mins. dots each minute. Ten photographs made during flight. 



(Signatvire of Recorder) 

 A TRUE COPY: ^ 



(Sigd.) C. M. SAVAGE. Capt. A. S. 

 Adjutant; Headquarters Ross Field, 

 Arcadia, Cal. 



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