Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1925, Page 62

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE The Amundsen-EllswortB Airplane Expedition to The Far North Five men made up the Amundsen-Ellsworth expedition. They hoped to chart the Far North and fly to the North Pole. The first part of their plan succeeded. but they failed to reach the Pole, being fortunate to reach civi- lizaticn again. This photograph shows the sealing vessel Sjolif, which picked up the plane, N25, upon its return to Brandy Bay Amun w Photo, from Underwood & Underw The Amundsen-Ellsworth plane N25 leaving Brandy Bay, Northeastland, after the return from the Arctic. The plane was in a bad way when it was released from the ice pack, but it made a successful trip back. There were only 25 gallons of gasoline left in the plane when the relief ship, the sealer Sjolif, was sighted. ndsen-Ellsworth Photo. from Underwood & Underwoud Dietrichsen, pilot of the plane N24 (_at flag), and Lincoln Ellsworth, the only American with the expe- dition, signaling to Amundsen and the N25 party dur- ing the time the expedition was made up of two groups—the first five days of the trip toward the The Hobby, one of the Amundsen-Ellsworth boats, yvhich saw the Ncrth Pole. 4 ndsn Ellsworth Photo, from Underwood & Underwood expedition to the “take-off” spot, patrolling the ice packs. Capt. Roald Amund- sen, photographed just before the take-off at Kings Bay, Spitz- bergen. The men of the expedition fought the elements in the Far North for four weeks before they succeeded in returning. th Photo SECTION-SEPTEMBER 6, 1925. Giving an idea what the section around the North Pole looks like. This is the edge of a polar ice pack of the western open sea. Of the two planes frozen into one cf the ice packs, the N24 was abandoned, with a large quantity of supplies. The N25 was released frcm the ice on June 15. A polar bear swimming. Photographed from the patrcl ship Hobby while the expedition was in the Far North. Amundsen-Ellsworth 1 rwoud & Fast in the ice pack, it was almost impossible to get the N25 in a position to make a “take-off.” As fast as one path could be cleared, it closed up. The N24, the other plane of the expedition, had been crushed by the ice and abandoned when this photograph was taken. Sllsworth Photo, from Underwood & Underwood Trying to salvage the N24 after the plane had been badly crushed by the ice. The photograph was made before the two parties of the expedition had been united. One en- Amundsen-Ellsworth Photo. from Underwood & Underwood gine cf the N24 was disabled and the hull was filled with water. It was finally abandoned, the five members of the expedition returning to civilization in the N25. Amundsen-Ellsworth Photo. from Underwood & Underwood