1928 Italia Arctic expedition

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The 1928 Italia Arctic expedition was an Italian airship voyage led by Umberto Nobile to explore the North Pole that ended in a famous crash and international rescue effort.

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instanceOf Arctic expedition
airship expedition
polar exploration mission
casualties several crew members killed or missing
commandedBy General Umberto Nobile
linked to: Umberto Nobile
communicationMethod radio
country Kingdom of Italy
crashDate 1928-05-25
crashLocation Arctic Ocean pack ice
north of Svalbard
crashOccurred true
destination North Pole
environment sea ice
fame one of the most famous polar airship disasters
goal exploration of the Arctic
flight over the North Pole
historicalSignificance influenced later polar aviation safety
triggered major international polar rescue collaboration
involvedCountry Finland
Italy
Norway
Other European countries
Soviet Union
Sweden
leader Umberto Nobile
legacy controversy over command decisions
symbol of risks of early polar aviation
location Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Barents Sea region
linked to: Barents Sea
notableEvent international rescue effort
search operations by several countries
operatedBy Italian Air Force
linked to: Regia Aeronautica
participant Italian scientists
airship crew members
precededBy 1926 Norge Arctic expedition
linked to: Norge expedition
rescueOperation search for survivors on the ice
result loss of airship Italia
partial rescue of crew
startDate 1928
subjectOf books about polar exploration
documentaries on Arctic disasters
survivors Umberto Nobile
part of the Italia crew
typeOfAccident airship crash
usedTechnology semi-rigid airship
vessel airship Italia
weatherConditions severe Arctic weather

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Umberto Nobile participantIn 1928 Italia Arctic expedition
Norge Arctic flight 1926 followedBy Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928
linked to: 1928 Italia Arctic expedition
Airship Italia partOf Italian Arctic expedition of 1928
subject linked to: airship Italia
linked to: 1928 Italia Arctic expedition
Airship Italia usedBy Italian polar expedition of 1928
subject linked to: airship Italia
linked to: 1928 Italia Arctic expedition