7.30 A. M.—Breakfast in crew space up in the keel consisted of cold ham, one hard-boiled egg each, bread and butter, and hot tea. We breakfast in two watches, generally about fifteen in each.
The first watch for breakfast was Scott, Cooke, Pritchard, Admiralty airship expert; Lansdowne, Lieutenant-Commander, United States Airship Service; Shotter, engineer officer; Harris, meteorological officer, myself, and half the crew.
Conversation during breakfast reverted to the recent flight up the Baltic, and in the adjoining compartment the graphophone was entertaining the crews to the latest jazz tunes, such as “The Wild, Wild Women.”
It might be interesting at this stage to give a complete list of the crew, showing their various duties:
Officers
SHIP’S OFFICERS
- Major G. H. Scott, A. F. C., Captain.
- Captain G. S. Greenland, 1st Officer.
- Second Lieutenant H. F. Luck, 2d Officer.
- Second Lieutenant J. D. Shotter, Engineer Officer.
- Brigadier-General E. M. Maitland, C. M. G., D. C. O., representing Air Ministry.
- Major J. E. M. Pritchard (Air Ministry).
- Lieutenant-Commander Z. Lansdowne, O. B. E., U. S. Naval Airship Service.
- Major G. G. H. Cooke, D. S. C., Navigating Officer.
- Lieutenant Guy Harris, Meteorological Officer.
- Second Lieutenant R. D. Durant, Wireless Officer.
- W. O. W. R. Mayes, Coxswain.
Warrant Officers and Men
ENGINEERS
- Flight Sergeant Gent.
- Flight Sergeant Scull.
- Flight Sergeant Riplee.
- Sergeant Evenden.
- Sergeant Thirlwall.
- Corporal Cross.
- Lg. Air Craftsman Graham.
- Corporal Gray.
- Air Craftsman Parker.
- Air Craftsman Northeast.
- L. A. C. Mort.