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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 223, 20 June 1925, Page 7

AMUNDSEN’S POLAR FLIGHT Even under the most favourable weather conditions, a flight to the North Pole is a most hazardous undertaking. Just how hazardous it actually is, is realised by few, but Captain Haakon Hammer’s comments offer enlightenment. His opinion was given before the flight had been completed, and at a time when the world was anxiously awaiting news of Amundsen, believing that he had been forced to land in the Polar Sea. Captain Haakon Hammer is a Danish aviator, and accompanied Captain Amundsen to within 400 miles of the Pole two years ago. He declared (according to cabled advice received on May 24) that landing in the vicinity of the Pole must be suicidal, because of the rough ice. “Even if they managed to descend, how could they rise again ?” be asks. He thinks that the expedition has not more than one chance in 100 of returning. “There are terrifying hummocks of ice all about, if anything happens to their aeroplanes they are gone, as water intervenes between the Polar region and any route of escape to Alaska or Siberia.” In view of this, the intrepid Amundsen has surely added another remarkable success to his achievements by doing the seemingly impossible. The British Imperial Oil Co. Ltd. were entrusted with the arrangements for petrol supplies, and “SHELL” Spirit was used by Amundsen throughout his remaikable expedition.—Advt. >