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GETTING READY FOR ANTARCTIC FLIGHT. Dismantled previous to shipment by boat to the South Polar regions, the huge Wasp-powered Northrop Delta monoplane of the Lincoln Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Expedition undergoes a final examination by Bernt Balchen, its pilot (left) and Commander Frank M. Hawks, noted American speed flier and aeronautical adviser for The Texas Company.

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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 12

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GETTING READY FOR ANTARCTIC FLIGHT. Dismantled previous to shipment by boat to the South Polar regions, the huge Wasp-powered Northrop Delta monoplane of the Lincoln Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Expedition undergoes a final examination by Bernt Balchen, its pilot (left) and Commander Frank M. Hawks, noted American speed flier and aeronautical adviser for The Texas Company. Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 12

GETTING READY FOR ANTARCTIC FLIGHT. Dismantled previous to shipment by boat to the South Polar regions, the huge Wasp-powered Northrop Delta monoplane of the Lincoln Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Expedition undergoes a final examination by Bernt Balchen, its pilot (left) and Commander Frank M. Hawks, noted American speed flier and aeronautical adviser for The Texas Company. Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 12