List of firsts at the Geographic North Pole
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List of firsts at the Geographic North Pole
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This is a list of firsts at the Geographic North Pole.
- First flight over North Pole (disputed): On May 9, 1926, Americans Richard E. Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett claimed a successful flight over the North Pole in a Fokker F-VII Tri-motor called the Josephine Ford. Byrd took off from Spitsbergen and returned to the same airfield. His claim, widely accepted at first, has been challenged since.
- First flight over North Pole (confirmed): On May 12, three days after the Byrd flight, Norwegian
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