Aviators Carl Eielson and George Wilkins flying in their airplane (Lockheed Vega), Alaska, U.S.A., 1928

At an airfield, Aviators Carl Eielson and George Wilkins are seen standing next to their airplane (Lockheed Vega). They prepare to fly across the North Pole. Followed by aerial footage of the plane flying in the air, Alaska, U.S.A., 1928. In April, the two flew from Point Barrow on the northern coast of Alaska across the Arctic Ocean to Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, approximately 2,200 miles. This was the first Arctic crossing by air. Their airplane was a Lockheed Vega, civil registration NX3903.