HONOUR FOR BYRD
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE (United Fress Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) WASHINGTON, 27th March. Admiral Byrd received the Langley medal for aerodromics and was elevated from an officer to commander of the Legion of Honour. Byrd exhibited his usual timidness at the ceremony, and gave all the credit for his work to his shipmates. He stated: “There are several projects worthy of attention, a flight from Siberia across the North Pole” for instance, or over the unexplored regions of the Argentine and Little America, There are many secrets we must learn, but although lam •shaping things up I am unable to reveal my exact plans. If I did I would be flooded with requests from men who would want to go with me.” He declined to discuss the Nautilus expedition, beyond saying: “Wilkins is one of the world’s best fellows,”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 30 March 1931, Page 5
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