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South Pole Flight

United States of America · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1929Date range
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Chronological records

1929

Richard Evelyn Byrd29 November 1929

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

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

Names involved

Richard Evelyn Byrd

Provenance

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