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Australians, have you read or heard about Hubert Wilkins?
A great Australian, brought up in South Australia, he was at the forefront of Phtography in WW1 and then became an Explorer / Aviator / Submariner / Meteorologist ?
Australians, seem to never have heard of him and his exploits?
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- Gladys FridayLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes , Sir George Hubert Wilkins ,he flew 3,400 km across the Artic , from Alaska to Spitsbergen , in 1928 . He returned there in 1931 , trying to reach the North Pole by submarine . In 1933-39 he managed the Ellsworth expeditions and in WW II he was Artic advisor to the American Army . After his death in 1958 his ashes were scattered at the North Pole .
- 7 years ago
hey , would you please stop talking about saudia arabia like it is in the dark ages ?
