Both the Byrd expedition by aeroplane, and the Amundsen expedition by the airship Norge, made King's 3ay the starting point of their venture to solve the problem of the Arc tie. In foreground the Josephine Ford, of the Byrd expedition, is seen being carried to shore from the Chantier. At the left is the dark mats of the hangar where the Norge rested before the flight across the Pole to Alaska.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 11
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71Both the Byrd expedition by aeroplane, and the Amundsen expedition by the airship Norge, made King's 3ay the starting point of their venture to solve the problem of the Arc tie. In foreground the Josephine Ford, of the Byrd expedition, is seen being carried to shore from the Chantier. At the left is the dark mats of the hangar where the Norge rested before the flight across the Pole to Alaska. New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12507, 24 July 1926, Page 11
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