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Beating the Pack to the Pole – May ‘98 Aviation History FeatureAviation History | 0 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post Disputes later arose over the legitimacy of Byrd’s North Pole claims. Some experts felt that he could not have flown the distance to the North Pole and back in 16 hours. They also questioned his recording of a strong tailwind that had aided Josephine Ford back to Spitsbergen. Byrd’s logbook, records and calculations were hurried to a select panel of scientists at the National Geographic Society. After checking and rechecking the data, the committee confirmed that Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett had indeed been the first men to fly over the North Pole. Subscribe Today
Kenneth P. Czech writes on a variety of historical subjects from his base at St. Cloud, Minn. As further reading he suggests: Struggle, The Life of Commander Byrd, by Charles J.V. Murphy; Challenge to the Poles, by John Grierson; and Richard E. Byrd’s own book, Skyward. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
           
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