A Flight of the Imagination: Mawson's Antarctic Aeroplane

• Published in: The Polar Journal
• Main Authors: Leane, E, Lucas, A, Henderson, C, Kriwoken, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Antarctica Australian Antarctic Expedition Douglas Mawson aviation; Antarctic; Commonwealth Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17239/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17239/1/Leane_Mawson%27s_aeroplane_ed.pdf; http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpol20/1/1#.UmRrxRiL_4g

When Douglas Mawson planned his Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) he took advantage of newly available technology. His proposal to use an aeroplane for reconnaissance of unexplored regions in Antarctica was an innovative strategy, a first in polar exploration. He ordered a French‐designed...