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Flight of Lieut. Commander Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett over the North Pole, May 1926
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Norway--Kings Bay Arctic regions |
| Description | Photographs show preparations at Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, Norway, for flight in the Fokker F.VIII-3m "Josephine Ford"; ferrying parts of airplane ashore, final inspection, and takeoff; Byrd's return and congratulations from explorer Roald Amundsen for first successful flight of airplane over the North Pole. Also, some views of the hangar and the airship Norge flying over Kings Bay. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Firsts--Arctic regions--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hangars--Norway--Kings Bay--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Airplanes--Norway--Kings Bay--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aeronautics--Arctic regions--1920-1930. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Amundsen, Roald,--1872-1928--Travel--Arctic regions. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Byrd, Richard Evelyn,--1888-1957--Travel--Arctic regions. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Discovery & exploration--Arctic regions--1920-1930. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
