Norge Arctic flight 1926
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Norge Arctic flight 1926 was a pioneering trans-Arctic airship expedition led by Roald Amundsen that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the North Pole.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norge Arctic flight 1926 canonical | 1 |
| Norge transpolar flight | 1 |
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Target entity: Norge Arctic flight 1926 Context triple: [Roald Amundsen, dateOfEvent, Norge Arctic flight 1926]
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BEA Flight 609
BEA Flight 609 was the British European Airways charter flight that crashed in 1958 at Munich-Riem Airport, a tragedy remembered as the Munich air disaster that killed many Manchester United players and staff.
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EgyptAir Flight 990
EgyptAir Flight 990 was a scheduled passenger flight from New York to Cairo that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 1999 under controversial circumstances, killing all on board.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board and becoming a major international aviation and geopolitical tragedy.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled passenger flight that tragically crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2000 after a catastrophic mechanical failure, killing all 88 people on board and prompting major safety investigations and reforms.
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Norse Atlantic Airways
Norse Atlantic Airways is a low-cost, long-haul airline based in Norway that operates transatlantic flights between Europe and North America.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Norge Arctic flight 1926 Target entity description: Norge Arctic flight 1926 was a pioneering trans-Arctic airship expedition led by Roald Amundsen that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the North Pole.
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A.
BEA Flight 609
BEA Flight 609 was the British European Airways charter flight that crashed in 1958 at Munich-Riem Airport, a tragedy remembered as the Munich air disaster that killed many Manchester United players and staff.
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B.
EgyptAir Flight 990
EgyptAir Flight 990 was a scheduled passenger flight from New York to Cairo that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 1999 under controversial circumstances, killing all on board.
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C.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 people on board and becoming a major international aviation and geopolitical tragedy.
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D.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled passenger flight that tragically crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2000 after a catastrophic mechanical failure, killing all 88 people on board and prompting major safety investigations and reforms.
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E.
Norse Atlantic Airways
Norse Atlantic Airways is a low-cost, long-haul airline based in Norway that operates transatlantic flights between Europe and North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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airship flight ⓘ polar exploration mission ⓘ |
| achievement |
first undisputed trans-Arctic flight over the North Pole
ⓘ
one of the first verified crossings of the North Pole by air ⓘ |
| airshipType | semi-rigid airship ⓘ |
| arrivalLocation | Teller, Alaska ⓘ |
| category |
North Pole exploration
ⓘ
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Roald Amundsen expeditions
trans-Arctic flight ⓘ |
| coLeader |
Lincoln Ellsworth
ⓘ
Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| commander | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
disputed North Pole claims by Frederick Cook
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disputed North Pole claims by Robert Peary ⓘ |
| crewSize | about 16 ⓘ |
| departureArchipelago | Svalbard ⓘ |
| departureIsland |
Svalbard
ⓘ
surface form:
Spitsbergen
|
| departureLocation |
Ny-Ålesund research station
ⓘ
surface form:
Ny-Ålesund
|
| designerOfAirship | Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| distanceCovered | approximately 5300 km ⓘ |
| endDate | 1926-05-14 ⓘ |
| explorationArea |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
polar regions ⓘ |
| financialBacker | Lincoln Ellsworth ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1928 Italia Arctic expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928
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| hazardsFaced |
extreme cold
ⓘ
ice and fog conditions ⓘ limited navigation aids ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| leader | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| nationalContext |
Italy
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Norway ⓘ |
| notableFor |
international cooperation in polar exploration
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use of airship technology for long-distance polar travel ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen–Ellsworth 1925 Dornier Wal attempt
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| purpose |
scientific exploration of the Arctic
ⓘ
to demonstrate feasibility of airship travel over the Arctic ⓘ |
| routePoint | North Pole ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Norwegian Aero Club
ⓘ
surface form:
Aero Club of Norway
Norwegian Aero Club ⓘ
surface form:
Norsk Luftseiladsforening
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| startDate | 1926-05-11 ⓘ |
| usedVehicle | airship Norge ⓘ |
| verificationStatus | generally accepted as a verified North Pole crossing ⓘ |
| year | 1926 ⓘ |
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Subject: Norge Arctic flight 1926 Description of subject: Norge Arctic flight 1926 was a pioneering trans-Arctic airship expedition led by Roald Amundsen that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the North Pole.
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