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2 unusual facts about Umberto Nobile


Heroic Deed Among the Ice

Heroic Deed Among the Ice details the mission of the ice-breaker Krasin to rescue the crashed crew of Umberto Nobile's arctic airship "Italia".

History of Svalbard

Umberto Nobile's airship Italia crashed in 1928, resulting in the largest search in polar history.


Einar Lundborg

In 1928 he rescued Umberto Nobile after Nobile's airship crash on the ice north of Spitsbergen.


see also

Latham

The flyingboat "Latham", used by arctic explorer Roald Amundsen when he disappeared during the search for Umberto Nobile in 1928.