Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 35 | May Fly to Arctic Soon

I MAY FLY TO TOI ARCTIC SOON Naval Air Board Plans Trip to Polar olar Regions WASHINGTON TON Dec 8 A A pre pre- pre Artic diction prediction that air commerce by Arc Arc- Arctic Arctic tic routes will be possible soon stag wa ad In a letter from mur received el toda today by bythe the naval air board which l la is plan plan- ning planning an expedition next no L summer to the t-the the north pole and arctic regions Mr loll predicted the day come when the arctic acetic would Le e e covered co ered byl a net of air a 5 e hat as the Atlantic Is 18 now 0 ered by the track of or steamers The explorer placed at the disposal of the na navy nary department his side Ide and kno or of conditions W I A O CONNECTING G LISI LINK It If If this enterprise I succeeds In initiating such an era cra Mr Ir Stef- Stef Stet Stet-ansson ansson wrote then then It will In my opinion be In the da class clans s of or the soy voy voyage age of or Columbus doubtless not quite so Important but nevertheless to recognition In that very vory exclusive group The arctic after acter mg lla been a barrier between between orth America and the old world t ill become a connecting link Rear Hear Admiral William A l t I head bead of or the air board an- an announced an announced today that os as os soon a as the project takes lakes definite form and the decisions hate haie been approved Cd by bythe the secretary of or the navy all alls de-alls de- de deans ans of the naval natal expedition sill Kill be given shen to Captain Roald Amundsen alto ho Is preparing tor for an independent Independent ent nt expedition by air to the polar Ic lon next summer