The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-06-28

With him this time Commander Byrd took noted fuel
expert, who is Flying Commander G. o. Noble, as it
requires great skill and pains prevent the freezing
of ubrieating oil and stffened action of the motors if
forced to work the plane in the open great
attitudes with the thermometer 60 to 70 below zero
The points which favored the month May were that
the Arctic had begun and heavy SHOWS still
covered the land and afforded many good landing places
factor of safety pointed out by Commander Byrd in
connection with the of the Fokker machine is that 1t
carries reserve engine 1t has three engines. With
light load one is expected to be sufficient maintain the
plane in flight With normal load two engines will do
the work. If engines at one time when
the plane is heavily loaded may fly with the
use of one engine. The Fokker machine has a wing
spread of slightly than ga said to be
a marvel of arship construction.
The other airplane-the Curtis OrioIe-was to have
been used chiefly in finding landing fields so that If
the Tiers found their main landing place with
fog they might go elsewhere
The Chanter equipped with powerful radio trans
mitter to send back the news of the expedition The
Fokker also is equipped with receiving and trans
mlttng set Commander Byrd not only kept the world
informed of the of the expedition but received
through the Chantier weather warnings to guide him in
his flight.
How Expedition Was Equipped
Fortyive hundred pounds of beef were included
IN the ratons of the Byrd of forty-seven fers
seamen and technicans Also four hundred pounds of
pemmcan (meat fats and rasins) huge quantities of
bacon dried milk, erbswurst (pea soup) other sup
plies in proportion carried along Cod liver oil was
included for its healthfu properties Herbert Griggs
who had charge of provisioning Pearys expedition In his
famous dash to the Pole worked the ratons the
Byrd explorers Two pounds per man per day wa. tbe
allowance to take care of all emergencies
No amount Of clothing is really sufficient when fying
loOo or more feet in the air in the Polar regions but
every possible precauton taken by Commander Byrd
against exposure The equipped with the
warmest and lightest of reindeer suits and with f,r
parkas, garment that reaches the knees and has
hood covering the head Plenty of goggles were found
to be absolute necessity protect nem against tho
glare of the snow.
In spite of all the precautions the undertaking was
full of unseen danger None this equipment would he
of the slightest avail against some unexpected and nm
precedened situation which might arise There is ALWAYS
the danger of snowbndness exhaustion freezing some
mishap to the engine. Lieutenant Byrd and his com
panons however particularly fortunate in escapng
with practically i'll effects except the exhaustion due
to such perious trip.
Pick Up Ice Pilot
The ship Chantiers first stop at Tromso Norway
where ice skipper taken to pilot the Chantier
and its crew through the icefed around Sniff
bergen to Kings Bay where preparations for the first
flight to the Pole made The planes the instruments
and the various oil mixtures used in connection with tho
airship tests, carefully examined and tested Lien,
tenant BYRD original plans called for six flights as follows
IA 400mle flight from Spitzberaen to Peary Land
to unload oil, provisions and equipment at place thar
looks promising for landing
"a 400mile flight back to Spitzborgnn
"a second 400mile flight from Spitzbergen 70 pearV
Land base with further food fuel and equipment
Am 850mie flight to and around the Pole and back
to the Peary base.
5-An 800me round trip fight TO the norf,,rros+ a
unexplored areas in search of new lands
Ga 400-mie flight from the Peary Land base hack r.
Sptzbergen ~
1t was his plan in his second flight attempt to dis
cover new land but when he received the report of be
flight of Amundsen in his dirgibe in which it was stated
that the Norge mad failed to find any trace of new
and Lieutenant Byrd decided abandon further FIGHTS
ana the trip over land seds he had planned in his
search Tor new land in unexpored areas Now he has
decided 10 try to accomplish by airshp at the South
Pole what he did at the North AS he left tbo sns+ L
bergen base he stated that he would have lust as we
an equipped expedition for his southern flight as be =
ID MS recent adventure in the North