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- Program for Dinner in Honor of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and His Associates in Polar Exploration, June 25, 1930 - 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 <em>Floyd Bennett</em> on the first flight over the South Pole.
- June 25, 1930
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Program for Dinner in Honor of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and His Associates in Polar Exploration, June 25, 1930
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.
- Little America: Aerial Exploration In the Antarctic: The Flight To 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. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates made the first flight over the South Pole. Byrd recounted the expedition's story in his 1930 book <em>Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic: The Flight to the South Pole</em>.
- 1930
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Little America: Aerial Exploration In the Antarctic: The Flight To 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. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates made the first flight over the South Pole. Byrd recounted the expedition's story in his 1930 book Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic: The Flight to the South Pole.
- "The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 - In 1909, two Americans claimed to have reached the North Pole: Dr. Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. But who was first? Cook asserted he arrived at the pole in April 1908; Peary declared he made it in April 1909. Both explorers had their supporters and detractors. This publication recounts the story of each explorer's dash for the pole.
- 1909
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"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
In 1909, two Americans claimed to have reached the North Pole: Dr. Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. But who was first? Cook asserted he arrived at the pole in April 1908; Peary declared he made it in April 1909. Both explorers had their supporters and detractors. This publication recounts the story of each explorer's dash for the pole.
- Snowmobile Built on a Ford Model A Chassis Being Used on Admiral Byrd's Antarctic Expedition, circa 1929 - 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 <em>Floyd Bennett</em> on the first flight over the South Pole.
- circa 1929
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Snowmobile Built on a Ford Model A Chassis Being Used on Admiral Byrd's Antarctic Expedition, circa 1929
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.
- The Fokker Airplane "Josephine Ford" in the Water during the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926 - Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a North Pole flight on May 9. When Byrd's ship <em>Chantier</em> arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway -- his base of operations -- a disabled vessel blocked the harbor's single pier. Undiscouraged, Byrd's crew built a raft from several small boats. They moved Byrd's airplane <em>Josephine Ford</em> ashore on their makeshift ferry.
- 1926
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The Fokker Airplane "Josephine Ford" in the Water during the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926
Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a North Pole flight on May 9. When Byrd's ship Chantier arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway -- his base of operations -- a disabled vessel blocked the harbor's single pier. Undiscouraged, Byrd's crew built a raft from several small boats. They moved Byrd's airplane Josephine Ford ashore on their makeshift ferry.
- The Fokker Airplane "Josephine Ford" during the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926 - Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a North Pole flight on May 9. When Byrd's ship <em>Chantier</em> arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway -- his base of operations -- a disabled vessel blocked the harbor's single pier. Undiscouraged, Byrd's crew built a raft from several small boats. They moved Byrd's airplane <em>Josephine Ford</em> ashore on their makeshift ferry.
- 1926
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The Fokker Airplane "Josephine Ford" during the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926
Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a North Pole flight on May 9. When Byrd's ship Chantier arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway -- his base of operations -- a disabled vessel blocked the harbor's single pier. Undiscouraged, Byrd's crew built a raft from several small boats. They moved Byrd's airplane Josephine Ford ashore on their makeshift ferry.
- Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "Floyd Bennett," Flown by Richard E. Byrd in Antarctica, 1928-1930 - 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 <em>Floyd Bennett</em> on the first flight over the South Pole.
- 1928-1930
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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "Floyd Bennett," Flown by Richard E. Byrd in Antarctica, 1928-1930
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.
- Commander Richard E. Byrd: Telling His Own Story of the First Flight to the North Pole, June 25, 1926 - On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in the Fokker Tri-Motor <em>Josephine Ford</em>. Following their flight, Byrd and Bennett returned to the United States as heroes, and Byrd presented lectures recounting the polar journey. Though Byrd is generally credited with success, controversy remains over whether he reached the actual pole.
- June 25, 1926
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Commander Richard E. Byrd: Telling His Own Story of the First Flight to the North Pole, June 25, 1926
On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in the Fokker Tri-Motor Josephine Ford. Following their flight, Byrd and Bennett returned to the United States as heroes, and Byrd presented lectures recounting the polar journey. Though Byrd is generally credited with success, controversy remains over whether he reached the actual pole.
- Richard E. Byrd Wearing Cold Weather Clothing during the MacMillan Expedition to North Greenland, September 1925 - In 1925, Richard Byrd commanded the aviation component of American explorer Donald MacMillan's scientific expedition to northern Greenland. Byrd and his team made aerial studies of Greenland's icecap, and they flew over remote areas of the Arctic Ocean. Experiences on the MacMillan Expedition helped Byrd prepare to lead his own Arctic expedition in 1926.
- September 01, 1925
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Richard E. Byrd Wearing Cold Weather Clothing during the MacMillan Expedition to North Greenland, September 1925
In 1925, Richard Byrd commanded the aviation component of American explorer Donald MacMillan's scientific expedition to northern Greenland. Byrd and his team made aerial studies of Greenland's icecap, and they flew over remote areas of the Arctic Ocean. Experiences on the MacMillan Expedition helped Byrd prepare to lead his own Arctic expedition in 1926.
- Langley Gold Medal Awarded to Richard E. Byrd, 1929 - Explorer and U.S. Navy aviator Richard E. Byrd led a flight to the North Pole in 1926 and a flight to the South Pole in 1929. For his efforts, the Smithsonian Institution presented Byrd with its Samuel P. Langley Medal for Aerodynamics. Langley was the Smithsonian's third secretary and a pioneer aviator.
- 1929
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Langley Gold Medal Awarded to Richard E. Byrd, 1929
Explorer and U.S. Navy aviator Richard E. Byrd led a flight to the North Pole in 1926 and a flight to the South Pole in 1929. For his efforts, the Smithsonian Institution presented Byrd with its Samuel P. Langley Medal for Aerodynamics. Langley was the Smithsonian's third secretary and a pioneer aviator.