Comments on: Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole http://www.historynet.com/richard-e-byrd-and-floyd-bennett-first-to-fly-over-the-north-pole.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 21 May 2013 03:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BobAirman http://www.historynet.com/richard-e-byrd-and-floyd-bennett-first-to-fly-over-the-north-pole.htm#comment-428560 BobAirman Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:50:24 +0000 #comment-428560 This History reads like a myth. Byrd's "achievement" has been shown now by scholars, navigators and airmen to have been a hoax. It was highly questionable and unverified at the time and the likes of Bennet and Balchen reluctantly kept the hoax secret. Bennet died shortly thereafter and Balchen, although his expertise then and later allowed Bryd to accomplish much , was professionally sabotaged at many opportunities by Bryd and his "machine" Balchen and Ammundsen's stories are worthy. Byrd's later accomplishments rode on the shoulders of his great hoax. From all this intrigue (which continues) about Bryd I wonder what his true nature was...... This History reads like a myth. Byrd's "achievement" has been shown now by scholars, navigators and airmen to have been a hoax. It was highly questionable and unverified at the time and the likes of Bennet and Balchen reluctantly kept the hoax secret. Bennet died shortly thereafter and Balchen, although his expertise then and later allowed Bryd to accomplish much , was professionally sabotaged at many opportunities by Bryd and his "machine" Balchen and Ammundsen's stories are worthy. Byrd's later accomplishments rode on the shoulders of his great hoax. From all this intrigue (which continues) about Bryd I wonder what his true nature was……

]]> By: Capt Michael G. Gaffney Sr USN Ret. http://www.historynet.com/richard-e-byrd-and-floyd-bennett-first-to-fly-over-the-north-pole.htm#comment-352490 Capt Michael G. Gaffney Sr USN Ret. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:49:42 +0000 #comment-352490 My father, Capt Patrick J. Gaffney, USNR Ret. flew over the North Pole in 1946-1948 for a military exercise to prove the ability of American bombers flying over the Pole to reach Russia.. Then, Admiral Richard E. Byrd was supervising. My dad was the lead navigator. They flew from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The family has lost the pictures he had and my father is deceased. I have been unable to find any information on these missions. My father, Capt Patrick J. Gaffney, USNR Ret. flew over the North Pole in 1946-1948 for a military exercise to prove the ability of American bombers flying over the Pole to reach Russia.. Then, Admiral Richard E. Byrd was supervising. My dad was the lead navigator. They flew from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The family has lost the pictures he had and my father is deceased.
I have been unable to find any information on these missions.

]]> By: Muahammad talha Ali http://www.historynet.com/richard-e-byrd-and-floyd-bennett-first-to-fly-over-the-north-pole.htm#comment-61612 Muahammad talha Ali Sun, 17 May 2009 09:08:39 +0000 #comment-61612 Hellow, Your History net is wonder ful but can you will write in different language e.g ,in urdu,sindhi and Arabi and other I hope that you will accept it. ok Bye Hellow,

Your History net is wonder ful but can you will write in different language e.g ,in urdu,sindhi and Arabi and other
I hope that you will accept it.
ok Bye

]]> By: Tom Magdaleno http://www.historynet.com/richard-e-byrd-and-floyd-bennett-first-to-fly-over-the-north-pole.htm#comment-26740 Tom Magdaleno Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:23:56 +0000 #comment-26740 Umberto Nobile was the first man to fly over the North Pole in the Norge Semi-rigid dirigible. Umberto Nobile was the first man to fly over the North Pole in the Norge Semi-rigid dirigible.

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