Richard E. Byrd was a navigator and expedition leader who claimed that he was the first to fly over the South and North Poles. However, his claims were disputed and majority of polar experts believe that Roald Amundsen has the first verifiable flight claim to each pole.
First airplane to land at South Pole. (October 31, 1956). Operation Deep Freeze II under Admiral John Dufek. Aircraft Que Sera Sera (an R4D) lands at South Pole, piloted by Conrad Shinn.
Robert Falcon Scott
The first polar explorer to fly over the North Pole was Richard E. Byrd, who achieved this feat on May 9, 1926, in a flight aboard the airship America. Additionally, he became the first to fly over the South Pole on November 29, 1929, in a Ford Trimotor aircraft. Byrd's pioneering flights significantly advanced the exploration of polar regions.
The north pole is over water and the south pole is over land.
Amundsen and his team were first to sail between Greenland and Alaska by way of the Northwest Passage. Years later, he also lead the team to be the first humans to set foot at the South Pole.
South Pole is located over Antarctica.
Sir James Clark Ross was the first British person to the south pole.
The first men to reach the South Pole was the Norvegien explorer ROALD ENGELBREGT.
A Norwegian team first reached the South Pole during December 1911.
The sky is over the entire earth. it is the same distance from the north pole as it is the south.
No flights 'go over' the South Pole. Supply planes land at the South Pole and take off from there. These supply planes are operated by the USA military and are dedicated to scientific research.