Keywords: 0-G-465346: MacMillan Arctic Expedition, 1925. Commander Richard E. Byrd, USN, in Eskimo clothes on the deck of SS Peary at Etah, Greenland, before start of the first flight to Ellesmere Island, September 1925. This expedition was noted for the first productive use of aircraft in an Arctic exploration by Americans. The three aircraft were NA-1, NA-2, and NA-3. (2015/10/27). 0-G-465346: MacMillan Arctic Expedition, 1925. Commander Richard E. Byrd, USN, in Eskimo clothes on the deck of SS Peary at Etah, Greenland, before start of the first flight to Ellesmere Island, September 1925. This expedition was noted for the first productive use of aircraft in an Arctic exploration by Americans. The three aircraft were NA-1, NA-2, and NA-3. (2015/10/27). |