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Byrd and Aviators Brave Arctic Flight Effort
A Boston Transcript report recalls Commander Richard E. Byrd and fellow aviators preparing for the McMillan Arctic Expedition. The piece highlights the dangers of landing on shifting polar ice, the planned polar base beyond Etah, and the crew’s resolve amid public admiration and Governor Fuller’s greetings.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Richard E. Byrd
Navy
Biten
Fident
Seccess
Engineer's Club
Byrd
Porter Adams
James T. Williams, Jr
C. W. Ford
Army Air Service
Noel Davis
Squantum
Dean A. Fales
Yancey Williams
Navy Yard
Melvin M. Johnson
R. Curtis Moffat
Boston
New York
Polar Sea
Etah
Ameri