In this week's Ask an Expert Live, aeronautics curator Dorothy Cochrane will talk about the Fairchild FC-2W2. Christened the Stars and Stripes, the Fairchild FC-2W2 was a sturdy and practical addition to a complement of aircraft brought together for the inaugural aerial expedition to the South Pole in 1929 headed by Lt. Commander Richard Byrd.
Tune in on Facebook Live on the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Facebook page.
Coming to the Udvar-Hazy Center? Join the talk in-person at the South End.
Every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. we will go live on the one of the National Air and Space Museum Facebook pages with an Ask an Expert talk. We’ll select a different aviation or space topic each week, and a Museum staff member will discuss the history, stories, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum. Tune in on Facebook Live each week to join the talk and ask our experts questions.