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- A. H. Grebe Presents Radio Operators with Radio Receivers for Use on the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926 - Richard E. Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a flight toward the North Pole on May 9. Special shortwave radio equipment allowed members of Byrd's team to communicate between their support ship, <em>Chantier</em>, and their Fokker Tri-Motor airplane, <em>Josephine Ford</em>. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.
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A. H. Grebe Presents Radio Operators with Radio Receivers for Use on the Byrd Arctic Expedition, 1926
Richard E. Byrd led an expedition to the Arctic in 1926, highlighted by a flight toward the North Pole on May 9. Special shortwave radio equipment allowed members of Byrd's team to communicate between their support ship, Chantier, and their Fokker Tri-Motor airplane, Josephine Ford. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.