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The dog teams pull sleds across crevasses during the Antarctic Expedition.
U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. The camp area is called as 'Little America'. Doctor Laurence Gould establishes emergency depots for preparations of the Polar flight's emergency landings. The dog teams pull sleds across crevasses. An ill dog named 'Spy' finds it's way to join the team. Footsteps of the sled dog on snow. The dogs pull the sleds and the men walk with them.
The Floyd Bennett plane being readied for Polar flight during the Antarctic Expedition.
Plane being readied for Polar flight during U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. The camp area is called as 'Little America'. The Floyd Bennett plane being prepared. Men enter through a hole in the snow-block wall constructed around the aircraft. The giant plane being assembled. The snow wall being broken. The engine of the aircraft roars. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd checks his sextant and sun compass.
Food caches being made along the Polar route to the Queen Maude Mountains during the Antarctic Expedition.
Emergency depots being established during U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Doctor Laurence Gould establishes emergency depots for preparations of the Polar flight's emergency landings. Food caches being made along the Polar route to the Queen Maude Mountains. Mountain ranges in view. Sled dogs rest on snow. Camps erected on the mountain ranges. The dog sled party finds a cairn left by Roald Amundsen and his team seventeen years ago.
The Floyd Bennett aircraft takes off for the Polar flight and reaches the south pole during the Antarctic Expedition.
U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. The Floyd Bennett aircraft is readied for the Polar flight. The aircraft being loaded. Everything being weighed before loading. Men stand near the plane. 'Byrd's Antarctic Expedition' written on the aircraft. Blizzard sweeps down Doctor Laurence Gould's camp at Queen Maude Mountains. Admiral Byrd awaits for seven days due to the blizzard. Admiral Byrd seated at his desk and goes through several notes. Radio operator flashes the message from Gould's camp that the weather is clear. The Floyd Bennett aircraft takes off for the Polar flight. Admiral Byrd takes United States flag with him. Men in the camp area wave goodbye. The camp area is called as 'Little America'. Radio operator and several other men gather around the radio. The aircraft struggles and abandons some of the food. They receive the instructions to avoid Heiberg glacier. Admiral Byrd makes several calculations and decides that the aircraft is flying near South Pole. Aerial view of mountain ranges. The aircraft reaches South Pole. Men radio that the South Pole has been reached. The men check the gasoline for the flight back towards the camp area. The aircraft lands at the camp area. Men gather to meet Admiral Byrd.
Sailing vessel 'City Of New York' arrives as men leave the area after the Antarctic Expedition.
United States Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Sled dogs in view. The radio operator receives the message about the arrival of the sailing vessel 'City Of New York'. They receive the news about the vessel being stuck in the ice pack. The 'City Of New York' anchors at the barrier ice. Admiral Byrd's dog 'Igloo' sits on the snow. The men take their belongings and board the vessel. Smoke rises up from the smokestack of the vessel. The men leave the camp area named 'Little America'. A penguin in view. The men take a last look at the camp area as they leave after the expedition is over.
U.S. Navy fleet advances through icy layer of Antarctica.
Relates to the U.S. Antarctic expedition,Operation High Jump. Animated map shows the way point of the U.S. ships under Admiral Cruzen towards Antarctica. Shows whales and a whaler ship nearby, including whales breaching. U.S. Navy fleet advances through icy layer of Antarctica. A group of emperor penguins in the sea. Reconnaissance helicopters scout ahead. Scenes of Antarctica during twilight. Coastguard icebreaker breaks the icy layer making a way for the U.S. Navy fleet. A reconnaissance helicopter scouts ahead. The Submarine USS Sennet (SS-408) gets stuck in ice. Rescue boat rushes at the site of the stuck sub to save the crew. The Seaplane Tener Pine Island sends a helicopter which locates the old hut of Scott's 37 year old British expedition. The helicopter of the Eastern Group crashes while trying to land on the Pine Island. Crash boat rescues Captain George Dufek and his pilot.
