BY AIR TO THE POLE.
——♦ AMERICAN NAVAL PLAN. (JT CABLE —PBBS3 ASSOCIATION —COPTWGET-) (AUSTBALIAH AND X.Z. CABLS ASSOCIATION.) WASHINGTON, December 4. Definite plana for the naval expedition to the North Pole, to bo undertaken probably next summer by aircraft, have been announced by the Secretary of the Navy, Mr Edwin W. Denby.
[The giant airship Z.R.I, -which has just been completed, has been selected to make the- hazardous flight from New Jersey to the North Pole and back again. From 20 to 25 picked men will form the crew, and the whole expedition, it is expected, will be accomplished in seven days. About 6001) miles will be covered.] '.'■', ' ' . , """SB
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17939, 6 December 1923, Page 9
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