Rabu, 31 Januari 2018

Forgotten Pioneer Pilot

The Norwegians never forgave their most famous aviator for collaborating with the Nazis. Robert F. Scott saw great potential in 21-year-old ski expert Tryggve Gran, who accompanied him to Antarctica in 1910. But the polar explorer was by no means blind to the youthful Norwegian’s faults, commenting: “…the boy has a certain amount of intelligence …

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