Details of equipment and plans for two expeditions headed by R. E. Byrd and by G. H. Wilkins are given; they hope to bring back data of inestimable value to meteorologist and to discover and plot new fishing grounds of great economic value; Wilkens equipment consisted of two Lockheed Vegas powered with Whirlwinds; Fairchild, Ford, Fokker, and General Airplane Co.'s planes taken south by Byrd.


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    Title :

    The Antarctic air expeditions


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 13 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1928


    Remarks:

    2 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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