When Commander Richard E. Byrd — an aviator, polar explorer and American hero who’d been feted with a ticker tape parade in New York City — was looking for the country’s best airplane mechanic to help ...
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Even an extraordinary newshawk, obliged to send a story a day from the Antarctic, must resort to much journalistic bilge. The newshawk with Byrd’s Second Antarctic Expedition, Charles John Vincent ...
The U.S. Navy’s first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class tug recently delivered to Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton Annex. Only 17 days after delivery, YT 808 was in the water assisting USNS Richard Byrd (T-AKE 4) ...
The Navy’s great Antarctic expedition ploughed southward last week. It would bolster U.S. territorial claims,* investigate sites for military bases, train personnel to cope with icecap conditions. But ...
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