Bernt Balchen and Anthony Fokker, 1931

The pilot Bernt Balchen (right) and the aircraft designer Anthony Fokker. Fokker holds an airplane in his hands. This is the model of the aircraft constructed by Fokker, with which Admiral Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta and the radio operator Noville crossed the Atlantic in 1927. Foto: SZ-Photo / IBL Bildbyrå