Record #:

37991

Author(s):

Abstract:

Photograph of Commander Richard E. Byrd being sworn in as an airmail pilot to carry the first trans-Atlantic aerial mail across the Atlantic Ocean.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 11 Issue No. 4, , p105, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957; Airmail--Transatlantic

Record #:

23358

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd is well known for his six major expeditions into the Polar regions, but little is known about the several Pitt Countians that served under him on these treks. Only two names are known, Ross B. Hill and Lt. A.M. Tripp, who were both part of “Operation Highjump” in 1946-47.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Apr 1-15 2009, p5

Subject(s):

Pitt County--People; Antactica--Expeditions; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957