1928 Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor Airplane, "Floyd Bennett," on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, June 2007
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Artifact Overview
In November 1929, Richard Byrd flew over the South Pole in this Ford Tri-Motor. He named the airplane Floyd Bennett in memory of the late pilot on Byrd's North Pole expedition of 1926. The Tri-Motor was part of a substantial gift of money and resources from Edsel Ford that helped support the Antarctic flight.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Date Made
June 2007
Subject Date
June 2007
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Michelle Andonian.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.171.2162
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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Artifact1928 Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor Airplane, "Floyd Bennett," Flown Over the South Pole by Richard E. Byrd
The Ford Tri-Motor was the most popular airliner of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Its rugged dependability led Richard Byrd to choose a Tri-Motor for his attempt to be the first person to fly over the South Pole. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and a crew of three achieved that goal in this plane.