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May 8, 2019 · While Amundsen and Ellsworth prepared for a new polar journey in the spring of 1926, a 37-year-old retired American naval officer, Richard Evelyn Byrd, was convinced he would be the first man...
Lieutenant (later Admiral) Richard E. Byrd reputedly was the first man (along with crew member Floyd Bennett) to fly over the North Pole on May 9, 1926. Some experts dispute that Byrd actually reached the North Pole, but at the time his claim was universally accepted.
Richard E. Byrd, (born Oct. 25, 1888, Winchester, Va., U.S.—died March 11, 1957, Boston, Mass.), U.S. naval officer, aviator, and polar explorer. After serving in World War I, he worked developing navigational aids for aircraft. In 1926 he and Floyd Bennett claimed to have reached the North Pole by airplane, becoming the first to do so.
May 5, 2020 · But I know that none of my days could approach what Adm. Richard E. Byrd, the American arctic explorer, endured in 1934, when he spent five months alone in a one-room shack in Antarctica,...
Jun 12, 2006 · Richard E. Byrd and the 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition. The MacMillan Arctic Expedition marked the first productive use of aircraft in Arctic exploration by Americans and brought Richard Byrd into the national limelight. by David H. Grover 6/12/2006.
This site is dedicated to the life and legacy of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the famed American aviator and explorer of the 20th century. Byrd is particularly known for his expeditions to the polar regions where he discovered unknown territories and advanced scientific knowledge. This site specifically seeks to:
Aug 20, 2020 · Richard Evelyn Byrd was born on 25 October 1888 in Winchester, Virginia. He was appointed from that same state to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in 1912. He was temporarily assigned to USS South Carolina and subsequently served on board USS Kentucky, USS Wyoming, USS Missouri, and the armored cruiser Washington.
