The Stars and Stripes, Richard Byrd s orange-winged Fairchild,

takes off over the Bay of Whales in artist Paul Lengell~ s concep-

tion of the explorer s first Antarctic flight on January 15, 1929. Fur-

clad crew members on the ground pause during the unloading of

supplies from the three-masted ship City of New York to wave

encouragement as Byrd begins the one-and-a-half-hour flight.

The orange flag at right marks the trail leading to Little America,

Byrd s famous base eight miles away. This watercolor was created

expressly for The Explorers.