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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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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airship expedition ⓘ polar exploration mission ⓘ |
| casualties | several crew members killed or missing ⓘ |
| commandedBy | General Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationMethod | radio ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crashDate | 1928-05-25 ⓘ |
| crashLocation |
Arctic Ocean pack ice
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north of Svalbard ⓘ |
| crashOccurred | true ⓘ |
| destination | North Pole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | sea ice ⓘ |
| fame | one of the most famous polar airship disasters ⓘ |
| goal |
exploration of the Arctic
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flight over the North Pole ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced later polar aviation safety
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triggered major international polar rescue collaboration ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
Finland
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Other European countries ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
controversy over command decisions
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symbol of risks of early polar aviation ⓘ |
| location |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
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Barents Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
international rescue effort
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search operations by several countries ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Italian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Italian scientists
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airship crew members ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1926 Norge Arctic expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescueOperation | search for survivors on the ice ⓘ |
| result |
loss of airship Italia
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partial rescue of crew ⓘ |
| startDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about polar exploration
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documentaries on Arctic disasters ⓘ |
| survivors |
Umberto Nobile
NERFINISHED
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part of the Italia crew ⓘ |
| typeOfAccident | airship crash ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | semi-rigid airship ⓘ |
| vessel | airship Italia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weatherConditions | severe Arctic weather ⓘ |
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Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928