Carl Ben Eielson (1897 - 1929) was an aviator and explorer. He was born in Hatton, North Dakota, USA. 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Charles Albanel (1616-1696), Canada Diego de Almagro Pedro de Alvarado Roald Amundsen, (1872-1928), Norwegian, first at the... Hatton is a city located in Traill County, North Dakota. ...

Eielson is best known for flying the first airplane across the Arctic Ocean with Australian explorer Hubert Wilkins in April 1928. The flight covered 3,540 kilometers (2,200 miles), from Point Barrow, Alaska to the island of Spitsbergen. In December 1928, Eielson and Wilkins were the first people to make air explorations of Antarctica, charting several islands which were previously unknown. Sir Hubert Wilkins (October 31, 1888 - November 30, 1958) was an Australian polar explorer, soldier, and geographer. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... See mile - unit of measurement (distance) Miles Aircraft Ltd - UK manufacturer of light and military aircraft Miles Tails Prower - a fictional fox Miles Davis was an American jazz composer and trumpeter and was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century. ... Point Barrow or Point Nuvuk, is a headland at the northernmost point of Alaska and of the United States, on the Arctic Ocean, 15 km (9 miles) northeast of Barrow, Alaska, at 71°23′ N 156°30′ W. It was discovered for Europeans in 1825 by Frederick William Beechey and... Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, which is situated in the Arctic Ocean and administered by Norway. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Eielson learned to fly in the U.S. Army Air Service in 1917 and later pioneered aviation in Alaska, flying the first air mail there in 1923-24 and later flying the first air mail from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Florida. The United States Army Air Service was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Jacksonville redirects here. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

Eielson died alongside his mechanic Earl Borland on November 9, 1929 in Siberia while attempting to rescue 15 passengers of the Nanuk, a cargo vessel trapped in the ice at North Cape (shown as Mys Schmidt on today's maps). November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: Сиби́рь, common English transliterations: Sibir, Sibir; possibly from the Mongolian for the calm land) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... North Cape is the name of several capes: North Cape is a cape in Prince Edward Island, Canada North Cape is a cape in northern New Zealand North Cape is a cape in northern Norway, also known as Nordkapp The North Cape was a barge which ran aground in Rhode...

The Eielson Air Force Base and the Liberty ship SS Carl B. Eielson are named in his honor. Eielson Air Force Base is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. ... The Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. They were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. ...