Italia expedition

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

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
airship expedition
airshipDesigner Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED
associatedWith Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED
casualties several crew members killed
commander Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
crewSize approximately 16 people on the final flight
dateOfCrash 1928-05-25
departurePoint Milan NERFINISHED
endYear 1928
flightOverNorthPoleDate 1928-05-24
historicalSignificance one of the most famous polar airship disasters
triggered large-scale international Arctic search and rescue operations
iceCampNickname Red Tent NERFINISHED
leader Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED
locationOfCrash Arctic pack ice north of Svalbard GENERATED
mediaCoverage major international news story in 1928
namedAfter airship Italia NERFINISHED
notableConsequence death of Roald Amundsen during search and rescue
notableEvent crash of airship Italia on the Arctic pack ice
international rescue operation
objective flight over the North Pole
scientific exploration of the Arctic
operator Regia Aeronautica NERFINISHED
partOf history of polar exploration
precededBy Norge expedition NERFINISHED
rescueEffortParticipants Italy NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
other countries
scientificActivities geophysical measurements
meteorological observations
stagingArea Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard NERFINISHED
startDate 1928-05-15
startYear 1928
status failed expedition
subjectOf film The Red Tent
numerous historical and scientific studies
survivors Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED
a group of crew members stranded on the ice
theaterOfOperations Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
North Pole region NERFINISHED
typeOfVehicle semi-rigid airship GENERATED
usedCommunicationDevice radio transmitter on the ice camp
vesselUsed airship Italia NERFINISHED

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Umberto Nobile participantIn Italia expedition