Question

The first person to reach the north pole by overland journey

Answer 1

First to fly over the North Pole (disputed): On May 9, 1926, Americans Richard E. Byrdand pilot Floyd Bennett claimed a successful flight over the North Pole in a Fokker F-VII Tri-motor called the Josephine Ford. Byrd took off from Spitsbergen and returned to the same airfield. His claim, widely accepted at first, has been challenged since.

Answer 2

First to fly over the North Pole (disputed): On May 9, 1926, Americans Richard E. Byrdand pilot Floyd Bennett claimed a successful flight over the North Pole in a Fokker F-VII Tri-motor called the Josephine Ford. Byrd took off from Spitsbergen and returned to the same airfield. His claim, widely accepted at first, has been challenged since.