Admiral Richard Byrd Second Expedition to the Antarctica (1933)
1933 · Short film · 12 min
Synopsis
This rarely-seen short, silent film shows the 1933-34 Admiral Richard Byrd Expedition to Antarctica, also known as the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition or BEA II. Byrd hoped to continue his scientific research and to discover new territory in the frozen continent, using the original "Little America" site as a base camp. Despite the on-going Great Depression, Byrd managed to assemble two ships, four airplanes (including a big Curtiss Wright biplane) and four tractors for the expedition. Upon…
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