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A Father's Fame, a Son's Obsession and the Mystery of Flag No. 98
Admiral Richard E. Byrd's flag, carried by him on an Antarctic expedition, was recently auctioned off in Massachusetts.
The flag was a symbol of Byrd's fame as an explorer, with his name being synonymous with Antarctic exploration in the 1930s. [ more ]