Nogales international., 1926-07-25

With him this time Commander Byrd took noted fuel
EXPERT who is Flying Commander G. 0. Noble, as t
requires great skill pains to prevent the freezing
of ubricating oil and sffened action OF the motors II
forced to work the plane In the open at great
attitudes with thermometer at go to 70 below zer.
The points which favored the month of May were that
the Arctic fog had begun to rise and heavy SHOWS still
land and afforded many good landing places
factor of safety pointed by Commander Byrd In
connection with the Of the Fokker machine is that 1t
carries engine. 1t has three engines With
light load is expected to be sufficient to maintain the
plane In flight With normal load two engines will do
the work. If engines break down at time when
the plane is not too heavily loaded 1t may fly with the
of engine The Fokker machine has wing
spread of slightly than 64 feet 1t is said to be
a marvel of arshp construction
The other airplane-the Curtis Orole-was to have
been used chiefly In finding landing fields that II
the ers found their main landing place covered with
fog they might go elsewhere
The Chanter equipped with powerful radio trans
mtter to send back the of the expedition. The
Fokker also is equipped with receiving and trans
mittng set. Commander Byrd only kept the world
informed of the progress of the expedition but received
through the Chantier weather warnings to guide him In
his fight.
How Expedition Was Equipped.
Fortyve hundred pounds Of whole beef we're included
in the raons of the Byrd Of forty-seven hierF
and technicians Also four hundred pounds Of
pemmican meat fats and raisins) huge quantities Of
bacon dried milk erbswurst (pea soup) and other
plies In proportion carried along Cod liver oil
included for its healthful properties Herbert Grggs
had charge Of provisioning Pearys expedition In his
famous dash to the Pole worked out the raons for the
Byrd explorers. Two pounds per per day thu
allowance to take of all emergencies.
No amount of clothing is really sufficient when flying
1000 feet in the air in the Polar regions brt
possible precauOn taken by Commander Byrd
against exposure. The equipped with the
and lightest of reindeer suits and with fu~
parkas garment that reaches to the knees and has
hood covering the head Plenty Of goggles found
to be absolute necessity to protect them against the
glare Of the
In spite Of all the precautions the undertaking was
full of danger None Of this equipment would be
of the slightest avail against unexpected and
precedened situation which might arise There is always
the danger Of snowblndness exhaustion freezing some
mishap to the engine. Lieutenant Byrd his CON-
panons however particularly fortunate escaping
with practically Ill effects except the exhaustion due
to such perious trip.
Pick Up Ice Pilot
The ship Chantiers first stop at TrOmso. Norway,
ice skipper taken to pilot the Chantier
and through the ice-led waters around Spz-
bergen to Kings Bay where preparations the first
flight to the Pole made The planes the instruments
and the various oil mixtures used connection with the
airship tests, carefully examined Lieu
Byrds original plans six flights follows
IA 4O0mie fight from Spitzbergen to Peary Land
unload oil. provisions and equipment at place that
looks promising for landing a
PA 400-mile fight back to Spitzbergen.
"a second 4O0mile fight from Spitzbergen Peary
Land base with further food fuel and equipment.
Am S50mie flight to and around the Pole and back
the Peary base.
b-An SOOmile trip flight to the northwest over
unexplored in search Of new lands.
GA 400nile fight from the Peary Land base back to
Spitzbergen
It was his plan in his second fight attempt dis
new land but when he received the report of the
flight of Amundsen in his drgibe in which it was stated
that the Norge had failed to find any trace of new
land Lieutenant Byrd decided further flights
and the trip over land sleds he had planned In his
search for new land in unexpored areas Now he has
decided to try to accomplish by airship 1he Sout
Pole what he did at the North. he left the Spitx
bergen base he stated that he would have just well
equipped expedition southern fight AS he haa
In his recent adventure IN the North :