[Floyd Bennett's headstone]

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Identifier2005-12-27_image_185SourceThe Clyde Pangborn Pilot Collection (2005-12-27), Box 3, Folder 17DescriptionPhotograph of Floyd Bennett's headstone in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, circa 1920s-1940s. The text reads: "Bennett: The first man to pilot an airplane over the North Pole with his friend Commander Richard Byrd."

Inscription on verso: "On May 9th 1926 flew R. E. Boyd to the North Pole. On April 16, 1928 died while attempting to rescue the crew of Trans-Atlantic plane 'Bremen.'"Creation Datecirca 1920s-1940sSubjectBennett, Floyd, 1890-1928Monuments & memorialsArlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)PlaceArlington (Va.)VirginiaUnited StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Clyde Pangborn Pilot Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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