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Subj: Today in History - May 3
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May 3, 1952:
Fletcher lands on the North Pole
A ski-modified U.S. Air Force C-47 piloted by Lieutenant Colonel
Joseph O. Fletcher of Oklahoma and Lieutenant Colonel William P.
Benedict of California becomes the first aircraft to land on the
North Pole. A moment later, Fletcher climbed out of the plane and
walked to the exact geographic North Pole, probably the first
person in history to do so.
In the early 20th century, American explorers Robert Peary and
Dr. Frederick Cook, both claiming to have separately reached the
North Pole by land, publicly disputed each other's claims. In
1911, Congress formally recognized Peary's claim. In recent
years, further studies of the conflicting claims suggest that
neither expedition reached the exact North Pole, but that Peary
came far closer, falling perhaps 30 miles short. In 1952,
Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher was the first person to undisputedly
stand on the North Pole. Standing alongside Fletcher on the top
of the world was Dr. Albert P. Crary, a scientist who in 1961
traveled to the South Pole by motorized vehicle, becoming the
first person in history to have stood on both poles.
73, K.O. N0KFQ
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