The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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First Plane Lands at the South Pole . Navy Men Plant the Stars and Stripes on a Frozen Sahara Until Rear Adm . George J. Dufek , commander of Task Force 43 , and six other Navy men touched down on the 9,200 - foot- high plateau last ...
First Plane Lands at the South Pole . Navy Men Plant the Stars and Stripes on a Frozen Sahara Until Rear Adm . George J. Dufek , commander of Task Force 43 , and six other Navy men touched down on the 9,200 - foot- high plateau last ...
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Navy Men at Little America While Away Leisure Hours in a Warm , Bright Lounge To amuse some 300 servicemen wintering over in Antarctica , the United States Navy shipped tons of recreation and hobby gear to the eight U. S. stations ...
Navy Men at Little America While Away Leisure Hours in a Warm , Bright Lounge To amuse some 300 servicemen wintering over in Antarctica , the United States Navy shipped tons of recreation and hobby gear to the eight U. S. stations ...
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... Navy trail party . " At 2 p.m. , December 23 , the tractor train reached 80 ° South , 120 ° West . Their long trek was over . They had successfully de- livered four buildings , with appliances , across 646 statute miles of snow in the ...
... Navy trail party . " At 2 p.m. , December 23 , the tractor train reached 80 ° South , 120 ° West . Their long trek was over . They had successfully de- livered four buildings , with appliances , across 646 statute miles of snow in the ...
Contents
Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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