"Commander Byrd's First Antarctic Flights," 1929

Summary

From August 1928 to June 1930, Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Antarctic with 83 men, four ships, and three airplanes. The team operated from a base camp they called Little America. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates took their Ford Tri-Motor Floyd Bennett on the first flight over the South Pole.

From August 1928 to June 1930, Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Antarctic with 83 men, four ships, and three airplanes. The team operated from a base camp they called Little America. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates took their Ford Tri-Motor Floyd Bennett on the first flight over the South Pole.

Artifact

Booklet

Date Made

1929

Subject Date

1929

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

73.145.462

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of George M. Holley, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 9 in

Width: 6 in

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