"the crew of the Norge are the first verified explorers to have reached the North Pole." Verified by who? This article wouldn't have been written by an Italian, by any chance...? (By the way, I doubt Peary did it in 1909, too. You've forgotten Wilkinson flew over; in 1911, I think.) Trekphiler 19:51, 2 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Softened the language somewhat, here and elsewhere. JHCC (talk) 17:41, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Verified by norwegian and italian navigators on the ship and accepted by international scientific peer review. Byrds overflight has been doubted since day 1. The closest he probably came to the pole was 100 miles, whereas the margin of error for the Norge was under 5

overview here: http://library.osu.edu/sites/archives/polar/flight/controversy.htm

Benvenuto 06:30, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The source you provide, while very interesting, merely gives an overview of the controversy without substantiating the figures you give above. In fact, it gives sources for both those who support and those who dispute Byrd's claim. JHCC (talk) 16:22, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]