The Floyd Bennett machine in which Rear-admiral Byrd made his flight across the South Pole during his 1929-30 expedition. Bernt Balchen was the pilot and Harold June the co-pilot. The machine was left at the base at Little America, and was dug out of the snow upon the arrival of the second expedition. It has not since been flown.
The Curtis-Wright twin-engined plane in which Rear-admiral Byrd, with Harold June as pilot, made the major exploration flights on his last expedition. The machine had 55 hours in the air.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22520, 14 March 1935, Page 15
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89The Floyd Bennett machine in which Rear-admiral Byrd made his flight across the South Pole during his 1929-30 expedition. Bernt Balchen was the pilot and Harold June the co-pilot. The machine was left at the base at Little America, and was dug out of the snow upon the arrival of the second expedition. It has not since been flown. The Curtis-Wright twin-engined plane in which Rear-admiral Byrd, with Harold June as pilot, made the major exploration flights on his last expedition. The machine had 55 hours in the air. Otago Daily Times, Issue 22520, 14 March 1935, Page 15
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