Andree Arctic expedition balloon 1

Quoting from National Geographic ...

"Preparing for their first aerial Arctic expedition in July 1897, Swedish
explorer Salomon Andrée an his two man crew help check their balloon for
leaks. Minutes after its launch from Spitsbergen archipelago the craft
lost its drag ropes - and drifted into oblivion.

Despite searches, the men's fate was unknown until 1930, when their bodies
were found on an island 300 miles away. Andrée's diary, found near
him, describes three months on the ice after the balloon's demise.
"Raw bear with salt tastes like oysters," he wrote.






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Dave Kearton