Timeline Monday 18 June 1928

Events on Monday 18 June 1928 3

• 1872 – 1928 Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) Died 18 June 1928, aged 55 Norwegian polar explorer who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911 and first navigated the Northwest Passage. He flew over the North Pole in the airship Norge in 1926. He disappeared over the Barents Sea while flying to search for the crashed airship Italia.
• 1872 – 1928 Roald Amundsen South Pole Conqueror Led the first expedition to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911.
• 1928 Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic by air First woman to fly across the Atlantic Amelia Earhart flew from Trepassey, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, as a passenger aboard the Fokker seaplane Friendship, piloted by Wilmer Stultz. The flight made her an international celebrity. She flew the Atlantic solo in 1932.