A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.
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| Birth: | 25th October, 1888 |
| Death: | 11th March, 1957 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Explorer |
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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights, in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach the North Pole and the South Pole by air.
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