Richard E Byrd
/ˌrɪtʃəd iː ˈbɜːd/
/ˌrɪtʃərd iː ˈbɜːrd/
- Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957) a US explorer and navy pilot. In 1926, he and Floyd Bennett made the first flight over the North Pole. Byrd also flew over the South Pole in 1929 and went on several journeys to Antarctica.
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