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This Day in Aviation History - November 28th, 1929

This Day in Aviation History - November 28th, 1929 Richard Byrd and others depart in the Ford Trimotor called the "Floyd Bennett" Around 1 a.m. on November 29th, they reached the South Pole. At 3:29 p.m. on November 28, 1929, Byrd, the pilot Bernt Balchen, and two others took off from Little America in the Floyd Bennett, headed for the South Pole. Magnetic compasses were useless so near the pole, so the explorers were forced to rely on sun compasses and Byrd’s skill as a navigator. At 8:15
This Day in Aviation History - November 28th, 1929 Richard Byrd and others depart in the Ford Trimotor called the "Floyd Bennett" Around 1 a.m. on November 29th, they reached the South Pole. At 3:29 p.m. on November 28, 1929, Byrd, the pilot Bernt Balchen, and two others took off from Little America in the Floyd Bennett, headed for the South Pole. Magnetic compasses were useless so near the pole, so the explorers were forced to rely on sun compasses and Byrd’s skill as a navigator. At 8:15
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This Day in Aviation History - November 28th, 1929 Richard Byrd and others depart in the Ford Trimotor called the "Floyd Bennett" Around 1 a.m. on November 29th, they reached the South Pole. At 3:29 p.m. on November 28, 1929, Byrd, the pilot Bernt Balchen, and two others took off from Little America in the Floyd Bennett, headed for the South Pole. Magnetic compasses were useless so near the pole, so the explorers were forced to rely on sun compasses and Byrd’s skill as a navigator. At 8:15 #Aircrafts