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Crew Member Adding Fuel to the "Josephine Ford," the Fokker Airplane Flown on the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926

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Artifact Overview

On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Edsel Ford provided considerable financial support to the expedition, and Byrd named his airplane Josephine Ford to honor Mr. Ford's young daughter. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1926

Creators

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.189.10271

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.875 in
Width: 7.5 in

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