Czegka, Victor Hugo, 1880-1973

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Victor Hugo Czegka (b. May 20, 1880, Austria-d. February 18, 1973, Ipswich, Massachusetts), machinist and inventor, was a member of the first and second Bryd Antarctic Expeditions. Among his inventions was the Aero Tank machine gun.
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creatorOf Victor H. Czegka papers, 1913-1972 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957. Expeditionary records, 1925-1961. Ohio State University. Libraries. Rare Books and Manuscripts Library.
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Antarctica
Landskron (Moravia)
Ipswich (Mass.)
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Antarctica Discovery and exploration
Inventions
Machine guns
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Birth 1880-05-20

Death 1973-02-18

English

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