Captain George Wilkins and Carl Ben Eielson

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North Pole Flight, 1928

Captain George Wilkins and Carl Ben Eielson inspect their aircarft prior to a flight over the North Pole

Captain Wilkins and his North Pole flight plane
We all know about the preparation of General Nobile and the dirigible Italia, which will leave on April 11th. The American aviators Wilkins and Eielson went to Point Barrow last Monday, first step of their flight to the North Pole. They will leave shortly. Captain Wilkins (left) and Carl Eielson (right) next to their plane equipped with skis.

Keystone View Co. Photo - caption is in French on the back of the photo.
Original photograph in the collection of Murray Lundberg.
For a view of the whole airplane, click here.