Explorers begin their 1926 quest to be the first to fly over the North Pole

In Fairbanks, AK, Wilkins encountered a setback when his plane was damaged during a test flight. Meanwhile, Commander Bird departed from New York on April 5th aboard the Shanty A, accompanied by his pilot Floyd Bennett, a 40-man crew, and a dismantled airplane named Josephine Ford. They carried a six-month supply of food.

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