Richard E. Byrd's 1926 North Pole flight
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic flight
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| gptkbp:aircraft |
Fokker F.VIIa/3m (Josephine Ford)
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| gptkbp:award |
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
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| gptkbp:claimed_achievement |
gptkb:first_flight_over_the_North_Pole
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| gptkbp:controversy |
doubts about reaching the North Pole
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| gptkbp:date |
May 9, 1926
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| gptkbp:departedFrom |
Spitsbergen, Norway
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| gptkbp:destination |
gptkb:North_Pole
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| gptkbp:duration |
about 15 hours 44 minutes
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile airship Norge flight
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Richard E. Byrd's 1926 North Pole flight
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| gptkbp:navigator |
gptkb:Floyd_Bennett
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| gptkbp:pilot |
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
no confirmed flight over the North Pole
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| gptkbp:reported_in |
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
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| gptkbp:significance |
milestone in polar exploration
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:John_D._Rockefeller_Jr.
gptkb:Edsel_Ford |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fokker_Trimotor
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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