[People clearing away snow and ice from two Dornier Do J Wal aircraft]

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Title

[People clearing away snow and ice from two Dornier Do J Wal aircraft]

Description

Photograph of people clearing away snow and ice from two Dornier Do J Wal aircraft (fuselage numbers N25 and N24) on the ice, circa 1925. These aircraft were used by Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth during their 1925 attempt to reach the North Pole.

Inscription on album page: "[in German, illegible]."

Part of a photograph album documenting Dornier aircraft and facilities, circa 1920s-1930s.

Date

1925 circa

Extent

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 14 x 10 cm

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Bibliographic Citation

The Peter M. Bowers Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2008-03-31_image_A9-035