Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01
EXPLORERS WILL USE PLANE
COPE EXPEDITION 70 MAKE
AIR DASH TO SOUTH POLE
Antarctic Party Leaves ENGLAND In
June aad Will Spend Five
Years In Polar heGiohs.
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AS SSS sS$ss sSa: ~ 'Sha In Z
:..i!l leave England In the steamer
Tcrranova next Juno for q tivo yearg
; ."nr OF expiorsti lon, IN the Antarctic
&c told Tho Associated PRESS how he
.ope1 TO accomplish this prctcntious
The plano we ore taking with u.s."
s ssi" pf G nnd VIII liz being spes.aly eSn
Ehids. Three mon viii mako tho dash
FOR tho Pole from the top OF tho great
ice barrier at .hN Bay 81 Whaies;
qoptinuoao climb. s RDa' tho i "i plane nc
MI, have to cross "a mountain range
VIII Psat capta Go0 e. feet hS Nik Tho P MSs
participated in the flight between Eng
land and Australia.
Plane to Garry 1890 Pounds.
The plane Will be fittcd with a
nc used to carry provisions and equip
incnt, y anything happens TO prevent
tnS Journey being continued In the air
plane viii weigh 1850 pounds IDS its lis
speed will average rincty-three miles
an 81 591 ,bo ,h-oo nan :, .so ~,
wi!l be the pilot, the second tho navi-
gator and wireless operator. and the
a ahfd mn ys Sn,ies wl n be the observer
pno,oSraph tho country over which
y have had very considerable ex-
spent In the Anthrctlc region and IN
the event OF accident VIII lead the
i pa ;1o bach to our base over the great
nc great enemy wo shall have 10 face
i've, ,ia o. tho a An,arcsio blzzsrd but
liz the weat Pt% IS is s sus saas in.
Polo n 10 commence Tan;I, the flight for the
ney Will have to DC madc in two stages
since we could not hope 10 cross the
a. a. tho foot ot the peaks IN latitude So
degrees south, We VIII land on the
ice and establish a depot Of spare fuel
and provisions, and as far as possible
tighten The machine.
Search for Trace of otherx.
Having searched for the ten, left
~ -Alnunusen and the flags which nc
ana captain scott deposited tnc,e. wc
bptr ON tho night 70 the Doie ana back
! email! ioiiow the TRACKS Amunusen
a2n moo. a r,ao 6eeauns the Winds there
IN. over the route used hy Scott
.Dnr.ns tho night We will be in
"a ID x sS se 7snf be out su 1907 Of
. s9ucn more than two days. After the
y.
I.atahd for ovcrhaulins and then il
WI! Dc returned ana DC in constant
use whilo the expedition is III tho on
with tho aid o. the airplano + am
certain s, thas ~o shall be abe TO penc.
lesss s ssols wb ro s ,ns n,cror Sns
on foot only with tho u,mos, OF dim
c ,o,d IND snd gsea, danger, J have been
I, Will have to face is the Iowness Of
Tho temperature. While this MAJ be
nc case the work o! the, British air
incn in North Russia during the win
.c! must not be overlooked There
our nirmcn used planes when The ;om-
PCT, eIa'ure Vas !nany degrees colder ;han
it - In the Antarctic IN summer.
Was MAxooncd Two Years.
The time / spent marooned on Ross
!Sland AMER the Aurorea trhe shaw
son expedition snip III 1870 VAS orucu
op9oriuni,y for study al: s.>Ssa inc tsSen
,ftions. In the little nut seaIa 81 s.ird
vs. Aiost on tina. lonely is;anu am.d ,nc
!.vcd for two years with ali none oi
rescue abandoned. We keep, records
rcEar'iinr the weather and continued
would nnd data that Would benen.
The instability OF avistion in lhe tho o.
Antarctic during tho summer. am
convinced that by using an airp!ane
made. "'
Tho objects OF tho expedition are
70 collect all the data possible regard
Ing mineral wealth and other natural
resources In that vast region which we
an attempt will be made TO circum
navigate the Antarctic and three mem.
berS OF the party including myself.
Will spend whole winter on The
srea; Ice barrier. a thing never before
attempted. for the purpose @. STUDY
.nS weather conditions. When We re-
urn our data will be public property.
SIXTY YEARS FROM PONY