Articles re: Byrd flight to South Pole
- Title
- Articles re: Byrd flight to South Pole
- Creator
- New York Times
- Institution
- TCU
- Link
- https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/23589
- Description
- Headline: "Byrd Safely Flies to South Pole and Back, Looking Over 'Almost Limitless Plateau'; Drops Food, Lightens Ship on Perilous Strip: Crosses Glacier Pass at 11,500 Feet: Commander Takes Chance and Plane Roars Upward Amid Swirling Drift Out Through Gorge to Tableland: Flying Time for the Whole Circuit About 18 Hours: With Two New Ranges Discovered, the Four Air Argonauts, Guided by Chief, Turn Back to Wild Welcome at Base Camp." Headline: "Byrd Lauds Radio Amateurs for Help in Message Relays." Headline: "First Message Ever Sent From The South Pole." Headline: "Captial Displays Keenest Interest: President, Waiting News, is the First in Washington to Hear of Byrd's Success. Officials Laud Flight: Admiral Hughes Says the Commander is a Worthy Successor to Admiral Wilkes." Headline: "British Applaud Flight as Triumph: Thrill Over Byrd's Feat Puts Polar Land Dispute in the Background. News Eagerly Awaited: German Press and People Followed Commander's Course with Keen Interest." Headline: "Byrd's Feat Stirs Enthusiasm Here: Victorious Flight Haiiled With Tributes to Commander's Daring Foresight." Headline: "Byrd's Family Gets News of Flight: Virginia Governor at Capitol Relays News to Mother at Winchester." p. 1 (incomplete articles)
- Date
- 1929-11-30
- Decade
- 1920s
- Subjects
- Aviation
- Air travel
- Source
- Box 019, Aviation-History 1925-1929 folder, Item 025
- Type
- Document
- Formats
- 16x22 paper
- Rights
- Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph