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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd / cockpit
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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd / interior
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd (cockpit) - Thumbnail
1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd (interior) - Thumbnail

1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd

Summary

Richard Byrd flew this plane toward the North Pole in 1926. Though Byrd generally is credited with reaching the Pole, controversy remains. Edsel Ford financed the expedition, and Byrd acknowledged his patron by naming the airplane after Ford's daughter Josephine.

Richard Byrd flew this plane toward the North Pole in 1926. Though Byrd generally is credited with reaching the Pole, controversy remains. Edsel Ford financed the expedition, and Byrd acknowledged his patron by naming the airplane after Ford's daughter Josephine.

Artifact

Airplane

Date Made

1925

Subject Date

1926

Creators

Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America 

Place of Creation

Netherlands, Holland 

Keywords

North Pole 

Airplanes 

Monoplanes 

Aviation 

Discovery and exploration 

Expeditions (Journeys) 

Firsts 

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 

Bennett, Floyd, 1890-1928 

Ford, Josephine Clay, 1923-2005 

Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 

Josephine Ford (Airplane) 

Byrd Arctic Expedition 

Heroes Of The Sky
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky

Object ID

26.113.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Aluminum
Steel (Alloy)
Cloth
Rubber (Material)

Color

Dark blue

Dimensions

Height: 12.75 ft

Width: 63.5 ft

Length: 49.167 ft

Inscriptions

Sides: WRIGHT "WHIRLWIND" ENGINES BA-1 FOKKER JOSEPHINE FORD BYRD ARCTIC EXPEDITION Tail: NO. 1

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