Word: dorniers
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...this duty by the U. S. Naval Air Service. Recently married, Mrs. Davison begged her husband that she be allowed to accompany him on a novel honeymoon. By a fortunate compromise, she will go with him to Pisa. Italy, where Amundsen's planes are under construction by Dornier, famed German designer, and from there to Spitzbergen, Norway. The expedition (set for July) plans to explore the territory between Spitzbergen, Norway, and Point Barrow, Alaska. Apart from collecting data for scientific aeronautics, Amundsen and Davison will explore 1,000,000 square miles of territory, and gather information...
...Roald Amundsen's projected airplane flight. The Norwegian had planned to finance his trip by the sale of motion pictures. The Pathe Company, when the Shenandoah announcement was made, stopped negotiations with Amundsen. Emil Henne, Amundsen's manager, resigned. Amundsen hopes to start for Spitzbergen in May with three Dornier hydroplanes now under construction at Friedrichshafen. If a landing place can be found at the Pole, he will establish a gasoline and supply base, hop back to the ship at Spitzbergen, and start out again with more supplies for the long flight to Alaska, picking up the others...