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Rear Admiral '''[[Richard E. Byrd]]''' was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. 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 both the North Pole and the [[South Pole]] by air.  | |||
In 2016, Admiral Byrd was featured on a [[Stamps of Westarctica|Westarctica postage stamp]] as part of a series of $1 stamps celebrating polar exploration. The image used of Byrd was a photograph of him in Antarctica wearing furs with his dog.  | |||
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