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29th November 1929: Richard E. Byrd completes the first flight over the South Pole

29th November 2020
Tagged as: Aircraft, America, Antarctica, Exploration, South Pole, United States, USA

The four-man crew boarded a Ford Trimotor airplane, and at 1am on 29 November reached the South Pole where they flew beyond and to the left and right in case of any navigational errors.

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29th November 1929: Richard E. Byrd completes the first flight over the South Pole

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