Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-07 | Page 18 | Rear Admiral Byrd to Make Two-Year Polar Exploration

Rear ear Admiral Byrd To Co Make Year Two-Year Polar olar Exploration Antarctic Area Area- Larger Than North America Object Two Ships Larger Crew Enlisted B Br fly United Pre Press WASHINGTON Sept 7 Rear 7 Rear Admiral Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Richard E E. Byrd polar explorer er r announced at the White House to today today today to- to day that he would sail September 25 from rom Boston for a year two-year exploration exploration tion ion voyage to the Antarctic Byrd called to say goodbye to President President Pres- Pres ident dent Roosevelt before departing with two wo ships the old revenue cutter Bear Jear and the supply vessel Pacific Fir Firor for lor or Little America his old base on the Antarctic ice I am going to attempt to explore an uncharted land as large as the United States and Mexico combined Byrd explained He added that he expected to do doen doten doten ten en times as much flying as was done on his previous trip to Antarctica when he flew from his base over the south pole and backI back I 1 am going to attempt to fly beyond beyond beyond be be- yond the pole this time Byrd said for Lor there is where the great Uncharted uncharted uncharted un un- charted area lies As long as there is such uch a vast territory unknown by byman byman byman man existing on the face of the globe I believe it necessary to investigate We will live in an ice age look for a anew anew anew new continent and at the same time serve erve 10 to 12 branches of science Byrd who flew over the pole four years ago said that he was hopeful with his fellow explorers to provide for or science some of the missing links in n the chain of facts Harold June will be Byrds Byrd's chief air pilot The admiral will do the navigating and some of the relief piloting He revealed that his expedition would be larger than the first one established at Little America for about two years He is taking with him 70 men sledge dogs and di different items of food and supplies Byrd said he would fly today to New Yew York City and leave New York tomorrow by plane for Chicago ar arriving arriving ar- ar riving there to visit his old ship the I ar-I City of New NewYork York which is on exhibition exhibition exhibition at the Century of Progress ex ex- position S. S I I