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Byrd, Richard Evelyn
US admiral, aviator, and polar explorer
led expedition to fly over North Pole 1926 (three days before successful North Pole flight led by Roald Amundsen) but now believed, based on journal records rediscovered 1996, to have turned back before actually reaching North Pole
led 1st successful expedition to fly over South Pole 1929
brother of Harry Flood Byrd
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- "Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used."
