Participants in the first expedition on the drifting station (left to right): P. Shirshov, E. Krenkel, I. Papanin, E. Fyodorov were delivered to the North Pole by air on May 21, 1937. M. Vodopyanov, Hero of the Soviet Union, was the captain of the aircraft’s crew. The U.S.S.R. flag was planted on the North Pole on June 6.
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 06.06.1937
- Date published: 01.01.2008
- Author: Tomin
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: J68-11222, 6x8 film
- Media: JPEG, 2556x3545px, 4.3Mb