British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-31 Gallery

Selection of photographs from the British Arctic Air Route expedition whilst in Greenland. The object of the expedition was to investigate the possibility of a new and shorter air passage between England and Canada.

Choose from 39 items in our British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-31 Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts

Portrait of Edward Bingham

H. G. (Gino) Watkins in kayak

Junkers - arrival at Angmagssalik

Lindsay, Scott and Stephenson, sitting on sledge, Ivigtut journey

Learning to roll - two kayaks

Inuit sewing skin on kayak

Inuit people, kayaks, umiaks in Angmagssalik area

Moth aeroplane - Angmagssalik

Moth taking off on floats - Base

Departure of Junkers from Base

Entire expedition in kayaks

H.G. (Gino) Watkins in kayak among ice floes

Sledges ascending Bug-bear bank, Base Fjord in background

Towing moth with outboard motor

Moth aeroplane on West beach - Base

H. G. (Gino) Watkins in kayak among floes

Vagur, on the island of Sudero, Faroe Islands

Group of Inuit people

Lopra, on the island of Sudero, Faroe Islands

The town of Vagur on Sudero, in the Faroe Islands

Scheldrup lying on ground

Quest at Vaag, Faroes. Whales on plan

Building a kayak

Watkins Mountains

Aeroplane on ice - fitted with skis - Base

H. G. (Gino) Watkins shooting from kayak

Courtauld emerging

Aeroplane with kayaks

Quest unloading in Base Fjord

Edward Bingham, Alfred Stephenson, Quintin Riley and N. H. D Aeth in hut

Hauling sledges up Bugbear bank with block and tackle

Gino Watkins, Quintin Riley, Martin Lindsay and John Rymill climbing with loads

Towing Moth with outboard motorboat - Base

Jamesi in a kayak towing seal

H. G. (Gino) Watkins recovering from roll

H.G. (Gino) Watkins pack carrying

Rymill, Watkins, Courtauld and Chapman at Base after Courtaulds relief

Group of Inuit people on board Quest

Iliffe Cozens in Moth

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