Roald Amundsen. Norwegian polar explorer. 1872-1928. In 1925, Amundsen made an attempt to reach the North Pole with the two flying boats N 24 and N 25. On 21 May 1925, the two flying boats started from Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. On N 25 Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was the pilot, Roald Amundsen the navigator and Karl Feucht the mechanic. On N 24 Leif Ragnar Dietrichson sat at the controls, Lincoln Ellsworth was the navigator and Oskar Omdal the mechanic. They landed at 87°44' north, but had great difficulty getting airborne again. Pictured: Roald Amundsen
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Roald Amundsen. Norwegian polar explorer. 1872-1928. In 1925, Amundsen made an attempt to reach the North Pole with the two flying boats N 24 and N 25. On 21 May 1925, the two flying boats started from Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. On N 25 Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was the pilot, Roald Amundsen the navigator and Karl Feucht the mechanic. On N 24 Leif Ragnar Dietrichson sat at the controls, Lincoln Ellsworth was the navigator and Oskar Omdal the mechanic. They landed at 87°44' north, but had great difficulty getting airborne again. Pictured: Roald Amundsen

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Jul 05, 1925

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