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Fokker aircraft strikes a snowbank and breaks a ski in attempted takeoff during Byrd's 1926 arctic expedition to fly over the North Pole

Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd's 1926 arctic expedition to fly an airplane over the North Pole. The expedition's F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford," is seen parked on the snow at Spitsbergen, Norway. Men work to level a surface in the snow to permit takeoff. Snow and ice covered mountains in the background. The aircraft with engines running. It begins a takeoff roll, but strikes a snowbank and breaks one of its skis. Men gather near the airplane. They shovel snow from the airplane.

Location: Spitsbergen Norway
Date: 1926
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063328
New York City celebrates the arrival of LCDR Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett, after their historic flight over the North Pole

Crowds line the sidewalks of Broadway, in Manhattan, New York City, watching a ticker tape parade celebrating the arrival of the SS Chantier, carrying U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Richard E. Byrd, and pilot Floyd Bennett, home to America, after their successful flight over the North Pole. Byrd , in Navy uniform, and Bennett, at his left, in civilian clothes, march in the center of the parade. An echelon formation of six military aircraft flies over the scene. View of City Hall, with military honor guards in formation and crowds lining the sidewalks. The group of marchers, including Byrd and Bennett, turns toward the steps of the City Hall (Where they are to be officially greeted by New York Mayor, James Walker).

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1926, June 23
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063337
Three Russian airmen land in San Jacinto, California, after flight from Moscow, Russian, over the North Pole

Aerial view from airplane flying low over a dairy pasture outside San Jacinto, California, shows cars and people below, gathered around a parked Soviet Tupolev ANT-25 aircraft that landed there on July 14, 1937, after a nonstop flight over the North Pole, from Moscow, Russia. Closeup of local people standing in roped off area, looking at the airplane. Scene changes to Soviet pilot, Mikhail Gromov; Co-pilot, Sergei Danilin, and Navigator, Andrei Yumashev, meeting the Press, 20 miles away, on veranda at March Army Air Field Officers Club. Back at the landing site, local people walk under the aircraft wings and examine it closely. Letters "25ND25" are stenciled under the left wing. Back at March Field, American Air Corps officers shake hands with the Soviet flyers.

Location: San Jacinto California USA
Date: 1937, July
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063618
Admiral Richard Byrd and aviator Floyd Bennett, in Spitzbergen after ostensibly flying over North Pole in their Fokker F.VII

Admiral Richard E. Byrd and aviator Floyd Bennett, in Spitzbergen, Norway, being congratulated by other expedition members, after ostensibly making a round-trip flight to the North Pole and back, in their Fokker F.VII trimotor airplane named: " Josephine Ford."

Location: Spitzbergen Norway
Date: 1926, May
Duration: 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074473
U.S. Navy LCDR Richard Byrd is congratulated upon completion of historic airplane flight over the North Pole.

Crew members aboard the SS Chantier, look over the ship's side and seize an American flag from the hand of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, Richard Byrd, as he climbs aboard, dressed in his arctic parka. Next, Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett, are seen surrounded by cheerful, congratulatory expedition members, as they stand on the deck. An illustrated scroll is seen listing America's polar heroes: Robert E. Peary and Richard E. Byrd, both of the U.S. Navy. Closeup of Richard Byrd. A message of congratulations to Commander Byrd, sent from the Presidential Yacht, USS Mayflower, dated May 9, 1926, and signed by President Calvin Coolidge.

Location: Spitsbergen Norway
Date: 1926, May
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063336
Commander Richard Byrd and Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett, receive medals following their flight over the North Pole

Commander Richard E. Byrd, receives the National Geographic Society Hubbard Gold Medal, from President Calvin Coolidge. The event takes place on June 23, 1926, in the auditorium of the National Geographic Headquarters, at 1146 Sixteenth Street, in Washington DC. The audience includes Mrs. Coolidge (on the stage) as well as cabinet officers; members of the diplomatic corps; and National Geographic Society members. Scene shifts to grounds of the White House, on February 27, 1927, as President Calvin Coolidge places the Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor around the neck of Commander Richard E. Byrd. Those seen in the ceremony are, from left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore D. Robinson; Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur; Commander Richard E. Byrd, USN; President Calvin Coolidge; Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett, USN; and Admiral Edward W. Eberle, USN, Chief of Naval Operations. Closeup of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett, wearing their medals.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1927, February 27
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063338
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