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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... Plane General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold more than anyone else epitomized the growth of American air power . A pioneer flyer , much decorated , he rose to command of the U. S. Army Air Forces in World War II . The author and ...
... Plane General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold more than anyone else epitomized the growth of American air power . A pioneer flyer , much decorated , he rose to command of the U. S. Army Air Forces in World War II . The author and ...
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... plane wouldn't budge . The " rescue party " was stranded too . Teeth Undamaged by Steel Treads Next day another plane brought jet as- sisted take - off bottles to get Speed's plane into the air and also delivered the replace- ment part ...
... plane wouldn't budge . The " rescue party " was stranded too . Teeth Undamaged by Steel Treads Next day another plane brought jet as- sisted take - off bottles to get Speed's plane into the air and also delivered the replace- ment part ...
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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