Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Motion Picture Films and Video Recordings on Five Decades of U.S. Military Activities Around the World. 1950 - 2000. Byrd Antarctic Expedition

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Motion Picture Films and Video Recordings on Five Decades of U.S. Military Activities Around the World. 1950 - 2000. Byrd Antarctic Expedition

1929

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567742

This film covers scenes of Richard E. Byrd's exploratory first flight over the South Pole. It shows members of the Byrd party digging out and reassembling a sheltered Ford Trimotor airplane, men feeding porpoises or cow elephants, loading gear on plane, and plane taking off and flying over frozen wasteland. Footage also includes interior shots of plane with Byrd seated.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6475090

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...