FLIGHT TO THE POLE.
Amundsen’s Big Adventure
READY FOR THE DASH. Ay CtUi —Fraki Association— 'Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. . , LONDON, May 6. Captain Amundsen, wirelessing from King's Bay on Tuesday, says: > ‘‘jiisseriarsen and Lietrienen conferred with the meteorologist, and h was agreed that the weather is settleu for some -time. 1 expressed a hop<_ that the I’raiu and Hobby would sail northwards, so that the aeroplanes .would leave tor the Pole ou \v eduesday. The pilots received the decision as.a mere every day occurrence. It is characteristic of the wnoie spirit ol the expedition. ‘‘The day was devoted to a fina. examination of the aeroplanes, whereon, oiily absolute necessities will bt earned, .including arms and cartridges as a precaution against the curiousity of polar bears. i“The Fram is taking up a base at Danes’ Island, but will go farther ivest if an opening is found. “The Hobby, which is better equipped to resist ice, is going as far east as possible. “Th© aeroplanes’ flight towards the fe may be a preliminary to a survey ice conditions beyond/’
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 8 May 1925, Page 9
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179FLIGHT TO THE POLE. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 8 May 1925, Page 9
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