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Fliers' and Explorers' Globe Each signature on the globe is detailed below, with links (under construction) to a website that provides more information about the flier or explorer. [The AGS is not responsible for content on other websites. These links are provided purely for educational purposes.] SIGNATURE KNOWN FOR..... 1. Bryan Allen 1. Aviator. First person to fly a human-powered aircraft, Gossamer Albatross, 22 miles across the English Channel, 1979 2. Roald Amundsen 2. First person to reach the South Pole, 1911 3. William A. Anders 3. First lunar orbital mission, 1968, Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8, with Borman & Lovell 4. William R. Anderson 4. Commander of the submarine Nautilus, first vessel to cross the North Pole by water in 1958 5. Neil Armstrong 5. First man to walk on the moon, 1969, Mission Commander, Apollo 11, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" 6. Liv Arnesen 6. Explorer. One of the first women to ski and sail across the Antarctic landmass with Ann Bancroft in 2001 7. Fred L. Austin 7. Pilot, first plane to fly Round-the-World over both Poles, Pole Cat, 1965, with Finch & Martin 8. Ann Bancroft 8. Explorer. First woman to reach both the North Pole in 1986 by dog sled and the South Pole in 1993 on skis 9. Robert A. Bartlett 9. Captain, Roosevelt, Peary Expedition to North Pole, 1909, with Henson and Peary; Captain, Karluk, 1913-17, with Stefansson 10. William Beebe 10. Record-breaking ocean dive in bathysphere (3,028 feet), 1934 11. Alexander Beliakov 11. Navigator, first transpolar flight from Moscow-Vancouver, Washington, 1937, with Chkalov 12. Maurice Bellonte 12. Navigator, first non-stop Paris-New York flight, Point d'Interrogation, 1930, with Costes 13. Russell Boardman 13. Pilot, world speed record, New York-Istanbul in 50 hours, Cape Cod, 1931, with Polando 14. Frank Borman 14. Mission Commander, first lunar orbital mission, Apollo 8, 1968, with Anders & Lovell 15. Louise A. Boyd 15. First woman to fly over the North Pole, 1955; Amundsen Search, Hobby, 1928; Leader, Greenland Expeditions 1931-41, with Wood 16. William S. Brock 16. Round the world flight attempt, 1927. First non-stop Detroit-Miami flight, Pride of Detroit, 1929 17. Richard E. Byrd 17. First to fly to North Pole, Josephine Ford, 1926, and South Pole, Floyd Bennett, 1929, led 3 Antarctic Expeditions between 1928-41, with Gould, Owen, Petersen, & Ronne 18. Clarence C. Chamberlin 18. Second to cross Atlantic non-stop in an airplane, Columbia, 1927 First to fly a passenger, US-Europe, 1927 19. Valeri Chkalov 19. Pilot, first transpolar flight from Moscow-Vancouver, Washington, 1937, with Beliakov 20. L. Cotte 20. 21. Dieudonné Costes 21. Pilot, first non-stop Paris-New York, 1930, with Bellonte; Round the World "Aerial Tour", Nungesser et Coli, 1928, with Le Brix 22. Jennie Darlington 22. Explorer. One of the first women to winter over in Antarctica with Edith Ronne in 1947 23. Jacques De Sibour 23. Pilot, Safari II, Round the World air & sea, with Violette de Sibour 24. Violette De Sibour 24. Pilot, de Havilland Gipsy Moth Safari II, with Jacques de Sibour 25. Amelia Earhart 25. First woman to fly the Atlantic as a passenger, Friendship, 1928 First woman to fly solo across Atlantic, 1932 26. Dr. Sylvia A. Earle 26. Oceanographer. In 1979, walked unassisted on the ocean floor at a record depth of 1,250 feet below the surface 27. Hugo Eckener 27. Commander, Graf Zeppelin, first Round the World flight in a dirigible (lighter than air), 1929 28. Lincoln Ellsworth 28. First transpolar flights, North Pole, 1926, Norge (dirigible), South Pole, Polar Star (airplane), 1935, with Hollick-Kenyon 29. Charles Evans 29. Deputy leader, first successful British Everest Expedition, 1953, with Hillary & Lowe 30. Harrison Finch 30. Pilot, first plane to fly Round-the-World over both Poles, Pole Cat, 1965, with Austin & Martin 31. James E. Fitzmaurice 31. Pilot, first westward Atlantic crossing, Bremen, 1928, with Huenefeld and Koehl 32. P. J. Gaffney 32. 33. Harold Gatty 33. Navigator, then fastest Round the World flight, Winnie Mae, 1931, with Post 34. John Glenn, Jr. 34. First American to orbit the earth, Mercury Program, Friendship 7, 1962 35. Lawrence Gould 35. Geologist and 2nd in command, Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, 1928-30, author, Cold, 1931, with Byrd, Owen & Petersen 36. Keith R. Greenaway 36. Navigator, first American military flight over North Pole, 1946 37. Albert A. Hegenberger 37. First non-stop Pacific flight California-Hawaii, Bird of Paradise, 1927, with Maitland 38. Matthew A. Henson 38. First African-American at the North Pole, Peary Expedition, 1909, with Bartlett & Peary 39. Edmund Hillary 39. First person with Tenzing, to reach the top of Mount Everest, British Everest Expedition, 1953, with Evans & Lowe 40. Herbert Hollick-Kenyon 40. Pilot, Polar Star, over South Pole, 1935, with Ellsworth 41. Gunther von Huenefeld 41. Pilot, first westward Atlantic crossing, Bremen, 1928, with Fitzmaurice & Koehl 42. Brian Jones 42. First non-stop Round the World flight in a balloon, Breitling Orbiter 3, 1999, with Piccard 43. Charles Kingsford-Smith 43. First to cross Pacific Ocean San Francisco-Brisbane, Southern Cross, 1928, during Round the World flight, 1928-30, with Lyon 44. Herman Koehl 44. Pilot, first westward Atlantic crossing, Bremen, 1928, with Fitzmaurice & Huenefeld 45. Joseph Le Brix 45. Navigator, Round the World "Aerial Tour", Nungesser et Coli, 1928, with Costes 46. Richard Light 46. First photographed length of Africa by air Capetown-Cairo with wife, Mary, 1937-38; Round the World, Asulinak, 1934 47. Charles A. Lindbergh 47. First to cross Atlantic solo non-stop in an airplane, New York-Paris, Spirit of St. Louis, 1927 48. James Lovell 48. Command Module Pilot, first lunar orbital mission, Apollo 8, 1968, with Anders & Borman 49. George Lowe 49. Climber, first successful British Everest expedition, 1953, with Evans & Hillary 50. Harry Lynch 51. Harry Lyon 51. Navigator, across Pacific Ocean San Francisco-Brisbane, Southern Cross, 1928, with Kingsford-Smith 52. Lester J. Maitland 52. First non-stop flight California-Hawaii, Bird of Paradise, 1927, with Hegenberger 53. Jack L. Martin 53. Chief Pilot, first plane to fly Round-the-World over both Poles, Pole Cat, 1965, with Austin & Finch 54. James A. Mollison 54. First across Atlantic solo non-stop (westward) in an airplane, 1932 55. Robert Cushman Murphy 55. Ornithologist, author Oceanic Birds of South America, 1936, Curator, Oceanic Birds, American Museum of Natural History 56. Fridtjof Nansen 56. Fram Arctic expedition, record for then farthest north, 1893-6 Nobel Peace Prize, directing relief work in Europe, 1922 57. Erik Nelson 57. Pilot, first Round the World flight, New Orleans, 1924, US Army Air Corps Douglas Cruisers, with Wade 58. Raymond B. Orteig 58. Hotel Brevoort owner, offered $25,000 prize for New York-Paris / Paris-New York Atlantic flight, 1919, claimed by Lindbergh, 1927 59. Russell Owen 59. Reporter, New York Times, Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, 1928, Pulitzer Prize "Reporting", 1930, with Byrd, Gould & Petersen 60. Robert Peary 60. First person to reach the North Pole, 1909, with Bartlett & Henson 61. Carl O. Petersen 61. Radio Operator, Byrd Antarctic Expedition I & II, 1928-30 and 1933-35, with Byrd, Gould & Owen 62. Bertrand Piccard 62. First non-stop Round the World flight in a balloon, Breitling Orbiter 3, 1999, with Jones 63. Walter Pitman 63. Geologist, Lamont-Doherty expedition that discovered evidence of Black Sea (Noah's?) flood 7,500 years ago, 1996, with Ryan 64. John L. Polando 64. Co-pilot, world speed record, New York-Istanbul in 50 hours, Cape Cod, 1931, with Boardman 65. Wiley Post 65. First solo Round the World flight, Winnie Mae, 1933. Pilot, then fastest Round-the-World flight, 1931, with Gatty 66. Edith "Jackie" Ronne 66. Explorer. One of the first women to winter over in Antartica with Jennie Darlington in 1947 67. Finn Ronne 67. Member, Byrd Antarctic Expeditions II, 1933-35, & III, 1939-41, with Byrd & Petersen; Leader, Ronne Antarctic Expedition 1946-48 68. Fred Roots 68. Senior geologist, first International Antarctic Expedition, 1949. Leader, Arctic Operations Franklin, 1955, and Stikine, 1956-58 69. William Ryan 69. Geologist, Lamont-Doherty expedition that discovered evidence of Mediterranean, 1973-78, and Black Sea floods, 1996, with Pittman 70. Vilhjalmur Stefansson 70. Ethnologist, Anglo-American Polar Expedition, 1906-07; Commander, Canadian Arctic Expedition, Karluk, 1913-17, with Bartlett 71. Junko Tabei 71. First woman to climb Mt. Everest successfully (1975) 72. Wolfgang von Gronau 72. First seaplane flight Round the World, Gronland Wal, 1932 73. Leigh Wade 73. Pilot, first Round the World flight, Boston and Boston II, 1924, US Army Air Corps Douglas Cruisers, with Nelson 74. Don Walsh 74. Deepest ocean dive with Piccard, Challenger Deep (35,800 feet), Trieste, 1960 75. Hubert Wilkins 75. First flight Alaska-Norway and first Antarctic flight, Los Angeles, 1928; First submarine attempt under North Pole, Nautilus, 1931 76. J. Tuzo Wilson 76. Geologist, introduced concept of "hot spots", 1963, first identified "transform faults", 1965, refined theory of plate tectonics, 1960s 77. Walter A. Wood 77. Cartographer, Boyd Greenland Expedition II, 1933, with Boyd Leader, AGS expeditions, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, 1935-41 78. J.M. Wordie 78. Geologist, Shackleton Antarctic Expedition, Endurance, 1914-17. 2nd in command, Scottish Spitzbergen Expeditions, 1919, 1920

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