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IMAGO International History, Arctic Expeditions, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Alleged Flight to the North Pole 1926

Oct 7, 2020

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  • Arctic aviator Richard Byrd in fur lines leather flight suit and hat. In the background is his Fokker Tri-motor monoplane in which he flew over North Polar region on May 9, 1926 (BSLOC_2018_2_30) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL046 EC948
  • Arctic aviator Richard Byrds Fokker Tri-motor monoplane before its flight to the North Pole. Spitsbergen Island, Norway, May 1926 (BSLOC_2018_2_28) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL046 EC945
  • The wing of a Fokker Tri-motor monoplane hoisted above the SS Chantier, May-June 1926. Arctic aviator Richard Byrds airplane was disassembled for transport to and from Spitsbergen Island, Norway (BSLOC_2018_2_27) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL046 EC944
  • Fokker Tri-motor monoplane that flew Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett on their North Pole expedition. It was named Josephine Ford, after the daughter of Ford Motor Company President, Edsel Ford, who contributed to the expedition (BSLOC_2018_2_26) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL046 EC943
  • Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, carrying a satchel containing a rubber life boat, April 27, 1925. Byrd was an American aviator and polar explorer, who gained fame with his 1926 North Pole flight with Floyd Bennett (BSLOC_2016_10_140) For usage credit please use; PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL043 EC121
  • Floyd Bennett, (1890-1928), American aviator and explorer who piloted Richard E. Byrd on his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1926. He died of crash injuries in 1928, while attempting a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HISL014 EC264
  • Their father is the only man who ever flew over the north and south poles . The three children of Commander Richard E Byrd , left to right Catherine , Bolling and Richard Byrd Junior, Boston United States Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1323606
  • By aeroplane and airship across the North Pole . The return to its base at King s Bay , Spitzbergen , of the monoplane in which Lt Com R E Byrd , made his flight across the North Pole . 24 May 1926, Spitzbergen Svalbard Norway Copyright: Topfoto UnitedArchivesEU008387