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1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
1925
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Richard Byrd flew this plane toward the North Pole in 1926. Though Byrd generally is credited with reaching the Pole, controversy remains. Edsel Ford financed the expedition, and Byrd aknowledged his patron by naming the airplane after Ford's daughter Josephine.
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- Title: 1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane, "Josephine Ford," Flown Over the North Pole by Richard Byrd
- Date: 1926
- Date Created: 1925
- Location: North Pole
- Subject Keywords: Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, Bennett, Floyd, 1890-1928, Ford, Josephine Clay, 1923-2005, Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943, Byrd Arctic Expedition, Aviation, Discovery & exploration, Expeditions & surveys, Firsts, Airplanes, Monoplanes
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=54447
- Object Name: Airplane
- Object ID: 26.113.1
- Image ID: THF39665
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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