“Pathe cameraman filming the Josephine Ford as it was being prepared for flight to the North Pole. The Ohio State University Archives, Papers of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, RG 56.1, image #7739_6.” (via)
“Because Edsel Ford funded Byrd’s trip to the Arctic, the plane was named for his daughter, Josephine. Tony Fokker, the manufacturer, wanted to be sure no one mistook the plane for a Ford, so he painted the giant “FOKKER” on the wings and fuselage. “
January 17, 2012, 1:10am
