Sir Hubert Wilkins, Father of Arctic Aviation
As man's conquest of the air was gathering momentum in the 1920s, there came a longing among explorers of the Arctic, to overfly the icy waters which had hitherto taken such a heavy toll in men and ships. Men who, like Wilkins, had already made their mark in sailing through the ice and walking...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0368393100073260 2024-03-03T08:40:53+00:00 Sir Hubert Wilkins, Father of Arctic Aviation Grierson, John 1960 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0368393100073260 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0368393100073260 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society volume 64, issue 596, page 465-470 ISSN 0368-3931 2398-4600 journal-article 1960 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0368393100073260 2024-02-08T08:27:43Z As man's conquest of the air was gathering momentum in the 1920s, there came a longing among explorers of the Arctic, to overfly the icy waters which had hitherto taken such a heavy toll in men and ships. Men who, like Wilkins, had already made their mark in sailing through the ice and walking over the eternal snows, looked to the aeroplane or airship as a wonderful observation platform and as a means of quicker travel. And of the great of many nations who tried their skill and courage in the early attempts to fly across the Arctic, George Hubert Wilkins stands out as greatest of them all. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society 64 596 465 470 |
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As man's conquest of the air was gathering momentum in the 1920s, there came a longing among explorers of the Arctic, to overfly the icy waters which had hitherto taken such a heavy toll in men and ships. Men who, like Wilkins, had already made their mark in sailing through the ice and walking over the eternal snows, looked to the aeroplane or airship as a wonderful observation platform and as a means of quicker travel. And of the great of many nations who tried their skill and courage in the early attempts to fly across the Arctic, George Hubert Wilkins stands out as greatest of them all. |
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