Richard Evelyn Byrd Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Richard Evelyn Byrd, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1926–19293 events3 places

Chronological biography

1926

1st Flight North Pole9 May 1926

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · North Pole

Helps complete the 1st flight over the North Pole

1928

Little America1928

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Admiral · Ross Ice Shelf

Establishes the Little America base on the Ross Ice Shelf for the first Byrd Antarctic expedition

1929

South Pole Flight29 November 1929

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Admiral · South Pole

Makes the first flight over the South Pole with pilot Bernt Balchen and crew

Titles and roles

Admiral

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.