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Polar Star (airplane)

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in April 1936 for distinction within exploration, discovery and research. Also in 1936 he was declared an honorary member of the
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by ship on 6 January 1934, and Ellsworth intended to make a round-trip flight with Balchen between the Bay of Whales and the
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Finally, in late 1935, Ellsworth's third attempt with a new pilot,
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served as the first pilot. The expedition reached the
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National Air and Space Museum
Northrop 2B Gamma
Manufacturer
Northrop
Lincoln Ellsworth
Registration
National Air and Space Museum
Lincoln Ellsworth
Robert Peary
Northrop Gamma
Antarctic
HMAS Wyatt Earp
Norway
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Bernt Balchen
Bay of Whales
Weddell Sea

Antarctic
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
National Geographic Society
Hubbard Medal
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Norwegian Geographical Society
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
National Air and Space Museum

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