Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S.N, Retired, was in command of this flight, navigated the airplane, made the mandatory preparations for the flight, and through his untiring energy, …

Richard E. Byrd (born October 25, 1888, Winchester, Virginia, U.S.—died March 11, 1957, Boston, Massachusetts) was a U.S. naval officer, pioneer aviator, and polar explorer best …

2024年12月27日 · Operation Highjump, launched in 1946, was a U.S. naval expedition to Antarctica led by Rear Admirals Richard E. Byrd and Richard H. Cruzen. Its objectives were to …

Seventy years ago, polar explorer and pioneer aviator Richard E. Byrd became the first to fly an airplane to the North Pole. Recently, Professor Raimund E. Goerler, Archivist of The Ohio …

Byrd was one of the world’s foremost aviators and displayed extraordinary gifts in organizing successful expeditions to Antarctica. His major achievement was to apply the airplane, radio, …

USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23), 1964-1992, and USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4), (2007-____), were named in honor of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. This page features, and provides links, …

2010年8月28日 · Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr., USN was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. He undertook five expeditions to Antarctica and …

2020年8月20日 · In July 1927, Byrd made his Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris, France. During 1928-1930, he headed his second expedition, which was based in the …

R ichard Evelyn Byrd was an American naval officer, polar explorer, and aviator who is best known for his contributions to polar exploration. He is credited for being the first to fly over the …

This site is dedicated to the life and legacy of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the famed American aviator and explorer of the 20th century. Byrd is particularly known for his expeditions to the …

2015年4月1日 · This documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47 expedition to Antarctica, known as Operation High Jump. The expedition was …

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BYRD'S DIARY OF NORTH POLE FLIGHT FOUND IN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Exactly 70 years after famed explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd claimed to have been …

It concerns my Arctic flight of the nineteenth day of February in the year of Nineteen and Forty Seven. There comes a time when the rationality of men must fade into insignificance and one …

First Byrd Antarctic Expedition Having flown to the North Pole and over the Atlantic Byrd set his sights to fly to the South Pole. In 1929 he launched the largest and most expensive expedition …

Lieutenant (later Admiral) Richard E. Byrd reputedly was the first man (along with crew member Floyd Bennett) to fly over the North Pole on May 9, 1926. Some experts dispute that Byrd …

2010年2月9日 · American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions make the first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours …

Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd was an America naval officer, aviator, and explorer. He made the first flight to the North Pole in 1926, flew over the Atlantic in 1927 a month after Lindbergh, …

2024年11月4日 · Admiral Richard E. Byrd was a renowned American naval officer, explorer, and aviator who made significant contributions to the field of polar exploration. He is best known for …

In this episode of Secrets in the Ice, a team of expert historians, archaeologists, and explorers delve into a well-guarded secret, piecing together evidence that leads us closer to unlocking the...