Friday, February 19, 2010
Photos
My sister Kerri has some good pics of our Grandfather's Antartic Explorations that she's scanned in and put on her Facebook page. Writing this not to remind me to see if I can get copies of those, hoping to post some here.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Dustin Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Island From Wikipedia:
Dustin Island ( [show location on an interactive map] 72°34′S 094°48′W / 72.567°S 94.8°W / -72.567; -94.8) is an island about 29 km (18 mi) long, lying 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Cape Annawan, Thurston Island. The feature forms the SE limit of Seraph Bay.
Discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd and other members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear on February 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for Frederick G. Dustin, member of the Byrd AE, 1933-35, and mechanic with the USAS, 1939-41.
From Google Maps - http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=ml This link doesn't work directly. It only goes to Google Maps, from there type in "Dustin Island," or "Dustin Island, Anarctica."
Dustin Island ( [show location on an interactive map] 72°34′S 094°48′W / 72.567°S 94.8°W / -72.567; -94.8) is an island about 29 km (18 mi) long, lying 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Cape Annawan, Thurston Island. The feature forms the SE limit of Seraph Bay.
Discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd and other members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear on February 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for Frederick G. Dustin, member of the Byrd AE, 1933-35, and mechanic with the USAS, 1939-41.
From Google Maps - http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=ml This link doesn't work directly. It only goes to Google Maps, from there type in "Dustin Island," or "Dustin Island, Anarctica."
Philatelic Mail
Here is a scanned list of philatelic mail with this expeditions example #4 from the top. Click on the highlighted area to see the example of the mail referred to in a previous post from the www.wingnet.org entry.
The Letter
Not long after I started my first entrepreneurial endeavor in my early twenties, I received a solicitation to sample a collection of direct sales letters. Much to my surprise the keystone example used was the same letter my Grandfather's organization had mailed out to successfully fill this trip. This book on Direct Marketing heralded this letter as an example of completely selling out it's allotment in one mailing, successful not only in it's actual writing, but as the book stated also for being sent out to the correct market.
This letter, I just learned is posted on the internet all these years later by www.succezz.com a website that promotes books about education and learning.
Here is a copy of the letter that took people around the world.
It's an interesting read, and has short descriptions of the itinerary planned for each stop over, even a piece I was unaware of previously, a private audience with the Pope in Rome.
This letter, I just learned is posted on the internet all these years later by www.succezz.com a website that promotes books about education and learning.
Here is a copy of the letter that took people around the world.
It's an interesting read, and has short descriptions of the itinerary planned for each stop over, even a piece I was unaware of previously, a private audience with the Pope in Rome.
Destinations
The flight included stop overs in:
Itinerary:
Departed Boston, MA 11/08/68
Thule, Greenland
over the North Pole 11/09/68
Anchorage, Alaska
Cold Bay
Tokyo, Japan
Manila, Philippines
Darwin, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
over the South Pole 11/22/68
Rio Gallegos, Argentina
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Manaus, Brazil
Paramaribo, Surinam
Dakar, Senegal
Rome, Italy
Copenhagen, Denmark
Moscow, Russia
London, England
Arrived Boston, MA 12/03/68
I'd love to look up media in these locals for potential newspaper references from these locations.
Excerpt from information listed at http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw005v.htm
Said data was likely gathered from mail certification also referenced on www.wingnet.org - see http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/pix/r005vp3.jpg for a scanned in version of the certification.
Itinerary:
Departed Boston, MA 11/08/68
Thule, Greenland
over the North Pole 11/09/68
Anchorage, Alaska
Cold Bay
Tokyo, Japan
Manila, Philippines
Darwin, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
over the South Pole 11/22/68
Rio Gallegos, Argentina
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Manaus, Brazil
Paramaribo, Surinam
Dakar, Senegal
Rome, Italy
Copenhagen, Denmark
Moscow, Russia
London, England
Arrived Boston, MA 12/03/68
I'd love to look up media in these locals for potential newspaper references from these locations.
Excerpt from information listed at http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw005v.htm
Said data was likely gathered from mail certification also referenced on www.wingnet.org - see http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/pix/r005vp3.jpg for a scanned in version of the certification.
Around the World Flight Record
http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw015.htm
1968....."Trans-Polar Round-the-World Flight"
From: 11/08/68 To: 12/03/68 (Boston to Boston, MA)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type:
Plane Names: Polar Byrd I
Pilot Names: Frederick G. Dustin
Comments: Dustin was an aid to Byrd on Byrd Expeditions II.
Very Cool. The link from this site even lists the landing locations.
http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw005v.htm
Previously when researching this information the best I was able to do was archive some links into bookmarks. Google seems to be making more links available than when I searched before, and I'm hoping by listing the links the blog with form a visual bookmark of sorts that will make for a more user friendly interface, and more simplistic recall.
This site at the above link even has some great links to a photograph of the type of jet plane used on the trip, as well as information regarding the philatelic mail that was aboard the flight.
Click here for an example
1968....."Trans-Polar Round-the-World Flight"
From: 11/08/68 To: 12/03/68 (Boston to Boston, MA)
Miles Flown:
Flying Time:
Plane Type:
Plane Names: Polar Byrd I
Pilot Names: Frederick G. Dustin
Comments: Dustin was an aid to Byrd on Byrd Expeditions II.
Very Cool. The link from this site even lists the landing locations.
http://www.wingnet.org/rtw/rtw005v.htm
Previously when researching this information the best I was able to do was archive some links into bookmarks. Google seems to be making more links available than when I searched before, and I'm hoping by listing the links the blog with form a visual bookmark of sorts that will make for a more user friendly interface, and more simplistic recall.
This site at the above link even has some great links to a photograph of the type of jet plane used on the trip, as well as information regarding the philatelic mail that was aboard the flight.
Click here for an example
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