First South Pole Flight Commemorated

manganese4 writes "The NSF is commemorating the 75th anniversity of Robert Byrd's first flight to the South Pole as well as a history of airflight and science. 'In honor of Byrd's accomplishment, the National Science Foundation (NSF) today launched a commemorative Web site that chronicles how aircraft make scientific research in the polar regions possible and describes some of the cutting-edge discoveries made because of the logistics support aircraft provide.'"