The North Pole Plane - "Aries"
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- Series Name
- Pathe Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- Lancaster aircraft "Aries" back home after record-making flight over the North Pole. Wing Commander McKinley and a hand-picked crew of eleven have studied navigation under Polar conditions when compasses and ordinary navigation gear go haywire. The team charted the true position of the North Pole for the first time.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Science and technology; Exploration and explorers
- Length of story (in feet)
- 105
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