Richard Byrd flew this airplane toward the North Pole on May 9, 1926. Edsel Ford financed the expedition, and Byrd acknowledged this by naming the plane after Ford's daughter Josephine. ----------------- Photo taken February 2021, courtesy of The Henry Ford Museum
The Douglas DC-3, introduced in 1936, carried 21 passengers ----------- Photo taken February 2021, courtesy of The Henry Ford Museum
Photo taken February 2021, courtesy of The Henry Ford Museum
