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May 3, 1952

On May 3, 1952 history recorded that Lieutenant Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher and Lieutenant Colonel William P. Benedict of the US Airforce landed a ski-modified C-47 at the geographic North Pole. History also notes that Fletcher climbed out of the plane and walked to the exact geographic North Pole. What history didn’t note was how … Continue reading

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