First Flight Over North Pole (1926)

Spitsbergen, The Arctic (owned by Norway). Title: “First Flight over North Pole. Exclusive PATHE GAZETTE pictures of Cmdr. Byrd’s historic flight from King’s Bay“. Intertitle: “Amundsen - his friendly rival - greets the party on the arrival in the ’Chantier’.“ L/S of a ship moving towards the camera over a very still sea, passing large lumps of ice. Intertitle: “After 15 1/2 hours flight, Cmdr. Byrd arrives, claiming to have ’circled’ round the Pole“. M/S of two men in flying helmets climbing into an aeroplane with the words ’FOKKI’ and ’BYRD’ painted on the side. Intertitle: “Good luck!“ M/S of three men on the deck of a ship, one wears a fur hat and officer stripes on his jacket. The ship is moored next to a larger vessel, one of the men goes to the edge of the deck and clambers onto the bigger boat. M/S of six men and a dog on the deck of the other vessel. They seem in good spirits, they all are dressed in winter clothing to protect them from the cold. L/S of the aeroplane