Picture No | 12021497 |
Date | 1925 |
Description | George Miller Dyott - aviator, cinematographer, explorer |
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George Miller Dyott (1883-1972) - English pioneer aviator, cinematographer, and explorer. Dyott mounted an expedition to search for the missing British explorer Percy Fawcett in the Amazon. Evidence was found that Dyott believed confirmed Fawcett had been killed by the Aloique Indians, but the strength of his evidence soon collapsed on closer scrutiny and the mystery of Fawcett's disappearance remained unresolved.
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Source | Photograph in The Sphere, April 27, 1929 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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