| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N12269 |
| Alternate Registration: | NR12269 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop Gamma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop Gamma |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop Gamma 2B |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Promotional Titles: | Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Flight |
| Aircraft Name: | Polar Star |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Washington / Smithsonian Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | District of Columbia, United States |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) |
| Photo Date: | 10 October 2018 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 275038 |
| Photo Comment |
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A two seat version of the Gamma 2A, the Polar Star attempted the world's first trans-Antarctic flight on November 23, 1935. Explorer Lincoln Ellsworth and Canadian pilot Herbert Hollick-Kenyon left Dundee Island for Little America station but ran out of fuel on the last leg of the journey 25 miles short of Little America. They walked that last distance and settled in the abandoned camp until rescued two months later. The airplane was later recovered and donated to the Smithsonian. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 August 2020, and has since been viewed 391 times. |