Richard E. Byrd on March 5, 1927. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (NSN: 0–7918), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, in that on November 28, 1929 he took off in his "Floyd Bennett" from the Expedition's base at Little America, Antarctica and, after a flight made under the most difficult conditions he reached the South Pole on November 29, 1929. After flying some distance beyond this point he returned to his
Lincoln Aviator wheels and a DVD based navigation both of these options were late availability in 2003 on the premium model and 2004 ("Ultimate"), 2005 ("Elite" pkg). Shared with the Mountaineer, the Aviator was equipped with dual front/side airbags, side curtain airbags, along with stability and traction control. Sharing its chassis with the third generation Explorer, the Aviator is derived from the body-on-frame Ford U1 platform. Sharing its wheelbase with the Explorer/Mountaineer, the Aviator is fitted with four-wheel independent suspension. Along with the Explorer and Mountaineer, rear-wheel-drive is standard; the Aviator was offered with four-wheel-drive as an option. A standard towing package