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Frederick Benjamin Carlin (27 July 1912 – 7 March 1981) was an Australian adventurer who was the first person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle. Born in Northam, Western Australia, Carlin attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth, and later studied mining engineering at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines. After qualifying as an engineer, he worked on the Goldfields before emigrating to China in 1939 to work in a British coal mine. In the Second World War, Carlin was posted to the Indian Army Corps of Engineers, serving in India, Italy, and throughout the Middle East. After his discharge from service in 1946, he emigrated to the United States with his American wife, Elinore (née Arone).

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  • Ben Carlin (en)
  • بين كارلن (ar)
  • Ben Carlin (cs)
  • Ben Carlin (fr)
  • Карлин, Бен (ru)
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  • Ben Carlin (né Frederick Benjamin Carlin le 27 juillet 1912 à Northam et mort le 7 mars 1981 à Perth) est un aventurier australien connu pour avoir réalisé le premier tour du monde en véhicule amphibie, un Ford GPA aménagé, auquel il donna le nom de Half-Safe. (fr)
  • Фредерик Бенджамин Карлин (англ. Frederick Benjamin Carlin; 27 июля 1912, Нортам — 7 марта 1981, Перт) — австралийский путешественник, первый и единственный человек, совершивший кругосветное путешествие на автомобиле-амфибии. (ru)
  • بين كارلن (بالإنجليزية: Ben Carlin)‏ كان مغامرًا أستراليًا وأول شخص ينهي ملاحة دورانية حول العالم في مركبة برمائية. وُلد كارلن في نورثام، أستراليا الغربية، والتحق بمدرسة غيلدفورد النحوية في برث، ثم درس هندسة التعدين في مدرسة كالغورلي للمناجم. بعد أن أصبح مهندسًا، عمل في منطقة غولدفيلدز قبل أن يهاجر في عام 1939 إلى الصين للعمل في منجم فحم بريطاني. في الحرب العالمية الثانية، تعين كارلن في فيلق القوات البرية الهندي الهندسي، وخدم في الهند وإيطاليا وجميع أنحاء الشرق الأوسط. بعد تسريحه من الخدمة في عام 1946، هاجر إلى الولايات المتحدة مع زوجته الأمريكية، إلينور (اسمها عند الولادة آرون). (ar)
  • Ben Carlin, celým jménem Frederick Benjamin Carlin (27. července 1912 – 7. března 1981 Perth) byl Australan, který jako první člověk v historii vykonal cestu kolem světa na obojživelném vozidle. Pracoval jako inženýr ve zlatých dolech v , pak žil v Číně, za druhé světové války sloužil v Britské Indické armádě. Po válce se usadil se svojí druhou manželkou v jejím rodném Marylandu a rozhodli se podniknout svatební cestu na vyřazeném armádním vozidle nazvaném Half-Safe. Vyrazili koncem roku 1947 z Montréalu, Atlantský oceán se jim podařilo překonat až na pátý pokus a v únoru 1951 přistáli v Cabo Juby, odkud se přes západní Evropu dostali do Anglie, kde se zastavili na tři roky. Carlin v této době napsal knihu Half Safe: Across the Atlantic by Jeep, z jejíhož výtěžku platil další cestu. V ro (cs)
  • Frederick Benjamin Carlin (27 July 1912 – 7 March 1981) was an Australian adventurer who was the first person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle. Born in Northam, Western Australia, Carlin attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth, and later studied mining engineering at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines. After qualifying as an engineer, he worked on the Goldfields before emigrating to China in 1939 to work in a British coal mine. In the Second World War, Carlin was posted to the Indian Army Corps of Engineers, serving in India, Italy, and throughout the Middle East. After his discharge from service in 1946, he emigrated to the United States with his American wife, Elinore (née Arone). (en)
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  • Ben Carlin (en)
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  • Northam, Western Australia, Australia (en)
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