Our Polar Flight

About this eBook

Author

Ellsworth, Lincoln, 1880-1951

Title

Our polar flight

Original Publication

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

North Pole

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71497

Release Date

August 27, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.OUR POLAR FLIGHT
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — Part I THE EXPEDITION By Roald Amundsen — THROUGH THE AIR TO 88° NORTH — Provisions — Rucksack — Equipment Principally for the Machines — Part II THE AMUNDSEN-ELLSWORTH POLAR FLIGHT By Lincoln Ellsworth — THE AMUNDSEN-ELLSWORTH POLAR FLIGHT — Part III THE NAVIGATOR’S TASK By Lieut. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen — THE NAVIGATOR’S TASK — Why We Chose the Dornier-Wal Type — Measures Against the Cold — Spare Parts — Instruments — Navigation — Soundings — Variations — List of “Mutual Belongings for Flying Boat Equipment” — The Transport of the Machines from Italy to Spitzbergen — In King’s Bay — Part IV REPORT ABOUT N 24 FROM THE START UNTIL WE JOINED N 25 AND ITS CREW ON THE 26TH MAY By L. Dietrichson — REPORT ABOUT N 24 FROM THE START UNTIL WE JOINED N 25 AND ITS CREW ON THE 26TH MAY — Part V WHILST WE WAIT LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF FREDRIK RAMM From May 21st to June 18th — WHILST WE WAIT LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF FREDRIK RAMM From May 21st to June 18th — Later — Virgo-havn between Danskeöen and Amsterdamöen. Friday, May 22nd — Virgo-havn. Thursday, May 23rd — Virgo-havn. Sunday, May 24th — Virgo-havn. Monday, May 25th — South Gate between Danskeöen and Spitzbergen’s Mainland. Tuesday, May 26th — Virgo-havn. Wednesday, May 27th — Virgo-havn. Thursday, 28th May. 5:15 P.M. — Virgo-havn. 29th of May — Ny-Aalesund, King’s Bay. 30th of May — Ny-Aalesund, King’s Bay. Sunday, May 31st — Virgo-havn. Monday, 1st June — Virgo-havn. Tuesday, June 2nd — Virgo-havn. Wednesday, June 3rd — Virgo-havn. Thursday, June 4th — Virgo-havn. Friday, June 5th. — “Hobby” Saturday, 6th June — “Hobby.” Sunday June 7th — “Hobby.” Monday, June 8th — Virgo-havn. Tuesday, June 9th — Danskeöen. Wednesday, June 10th — Danskeöen. Thursday, June 11th — Danskeöen. Friday, June 12th — Danskeöen. Saturday, June 13th — Danskeöen. Sunday, June 14th — Danskeöen. Monday, June 15th — Ny-Aalesund. King’s Bay. Tuesday, June 16th — Ny-Aalesund. Wednesday, June 17th — Ny-Aalesund. King’s Bay. Thursday, June 18th — Oslo. July 1st — Part VI THE WEATHER By Jakob Bjerkens — THE WEATHER — Observations from eight o’clock in the morning — Observations from two o’clock in the afternoon — Observations from seven o’clock — Transcriber’s Notes

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