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Commander Byrd 1927
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Commander Byrd. Location of events unknown. 1927 (?)
Commander (later Admiral) Richard Byrd on visit to France; c. 1920s. He arrives at government building. Byrd and others appear on balconies; French and US flags flying. B. in doorway; meeting people as he exits building; shaking hands; etc....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 76847
- Sort Number:
- ON 358 F
- Time in/Out:
- 01:18:12:00 / 01:21:36:00
- Canister:
- ON 358 F
- Film ID:
- 2434.06
- Issue Date:
- 1927
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"Location of events unknown. 1927 (?)" - the clip has two locations, Paris, and then later Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy. The year is indeed 1927.
What we are seeing here is a reception in Paris for Richard Byrd and his crew following their successful trans-Atlantic flight from America, taking from 29 June to 1 July 1927.
"Byrd and others appear on balconies" - the first man we see with Byrd is the bespectacled figure of George Noville. A few seconds later, Bernt Balchen appears.
"Next; small crowd gathered round an old-looking aeroplane which may have wrecked?" - this is the wreckage of their aircraft, the "America", which they'd been forced to ditch several hundred yard off-shore.
Much more detail of this event can be found in this excellent article.....
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Site
s/America-NX206.htm