| FIRST FLIGHT OVER NORTH POLE Shots from the Arctic of Commander Byrd's historic flight over North Pole. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5340 |
| Catalog #: | 244457 | |
| Clip Number: | 244457-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1297 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:24 - 01:48:49 | |
| Location: | Spitsbergen, The Arctic | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXPLORATION: Arctic LOCATIONS/POLAR REGIONS: Arctic (North Pole) TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Record Flights | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 489090 First Flight over North Pole. Exclusive PATHE GAZETTE pictures of Cmdr. Byrd's historic flight from King's Bay. Spitsbergen, The Arctic (owned by Norway). "Amundsen - his friendly rival - greets the party on the arrival in the 'Chantier'." L/S of a ship moving towards the camera over a very still sea, passing large lumps of ice. "After 15 1/2 hours flight, Cmdr. Byrd arrives, claiming to have 'circled' round the Pole". M/S of two men in flying helmets climbing into an airplane with the words 'FOKKI' and 'BYRD' painted on the side. "Good luck!" M/S of three men on the deck of a ship, one wears a fur hat and officer stripes on his jacket. The ship is moored next to a larger vessel, one of the men goes to the edge of the deck and clambers onto the bigger boat. M/S of six men and a dog on the deck of the other vessel. They seem in good spirits, they all are dressed in winter clothing to protect them from the cold. L/S of the airplane parked on a stretch of frozen sea, a group of men drag the aircraft up a slight slope. M/S of men climbing into the airplane (as before). L/S of two ships moving slowly through the Arctic ice flow. Panning shot follows three men walking between crates unloaded from the plane. M/S of two men shaking hands. Panning L/S of the plane taking off from snowy landscape, an aircraft hangar is in the background. Similar shot of the same plane coming into land, a crowd has gathered to welcome it. Two men carry the pilot - Byrd? - to a crowd waiting beside the plane. M/S of the backs of a crowd of men giving three cheers; they wave their hats in the air. Note: Commander Byrd is also known as Captain Byrd or Admiral Richard E Byrd. | |
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