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First Motor Sledge Failure

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1911

Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st30 October 1911

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The motor sledges prove unreliable, often refusing to start until heated or stopping after short distances. The first machine fails permanently on 30 October.

Names involved

Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st

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