Aviators Carl Eielson and George Wilkins stand next to their airplane (Lockheed Vega), Alaska, U.S.A., 1928
At an airfield, aviators Carl Eielson and George Wilkins are seen standing next to their plane (Lockheed Vega), Alaska, U.S.A., 1928. In April, the two flew from Point Barrow on the northern coast of Alaska across the Arctic Ocean to Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, approximately 2,200 miles. This was the first Arctic crossing by air. Their airplane was a Lockheed Vega, civil registration NX3903.





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Editorial #:
2153142939
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
January 01, 1928
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:11:14
Location:
Alaska, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
62414b_0903aviatorscarleielsonandgeorgewilkinsareseenstandin
- 1928,
- Aerospace Industry,
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- George Hubert Wilkins,
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- Lockheed,
- Outdoors,
- Pilot,
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- Propeller,
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- Real Time Video,
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