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 NERFINISHED
communicationMethod radio
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
crashDate 1928-05-25
crashLocation Arctic Ocean pack ice
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
flight over the North Pole
historicalSignificance influenced later polar aviation safety
triggered major international polar rescue collaboration
involvedCountry Finland NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Norway NERFINISHED
Other European countries
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
leader Umberto Nobile NERFINISHED
legacy controversy over command decisions
symbol of risks of early polar aviation
location Arctic NERFINISHED
Barents Sea region NERFINISHED
notableEvent international rescue effort
search operations by several countries
operatedBy Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
participant Italian scientists
airship crew members
precededBy 1926 Norge Arctic expedition NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
part of the Italia crew
typeOfAccident airship crash
usedTechnology semi-rigid airship
vessel airship Italia NERFINISHED
weatherConditions severe Arctic weather

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Norge Arctic flight 1926 followedBy 1928 Italia Arctic expedition
this entity surface form: Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928
Umberto Nobile participantIn 1928 Italia Arctic expedition