1947 Admiral Byrd leads Polar expedition to Little America No. 3
April 22, 2026
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1:03Now Playing1947 Admiral Byrd leads Polar expedition to Little America No. 3
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as posted by the channelDate: 27th March 1947
Location: USA, United States
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: South Pole Expedition at Little America
ANTARCTICA: Ross Ice Shelf: Little America Exploration Base:
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ANTARCTIC Byrd's expedition lands at the old site of "Little America No. 3" and dig in for new site. Running tractors ashore and "Little America No. 4" takes shape
ADMIRAL BYRD Expedition land on the ice of Little America". Tractors come ashore and and run over steel-road and things take shape for "Little America No. 4
SOUTH POLE Byrd's South Pole expedition lands at "Little America" No. 3 and start to prepare the site for Little America No. 4
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