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.

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instanceOf Arctic expedition ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Roald Amundsen expeditions ⓘ
trans-Arctic flight ⓘ
coLeader Lincoln Ellsworth ⓘ
Umberto Nobile ⓘ
commander Roald Amundsen ⓘ
contrastWith disputed North Pole claims by Frederick Cook ⓘ
disputed North Pole claims by Robert Peary ⓘ
crewSize about 16 ⓘ
departureArchipelago Svalbard ⓘ
departureIsland Spitsbergen ⓘ
linked to: Svalbard
departureLocation Ny-Ålesund ⓘ
designerOfAirship Umberto Nobile ⓘ
distanceCovered approximately 5300 km ⓘ
endDate 1926-05-14 ⓘ
explorationArea Arctic Ocean ⓘ
polar regions ⓘ
financialBacker Lincoln Ellsworth ⓘ
followedBy Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928 ⓘ
hazardsFaced extreme cold ⓘ
ice and fog conditions ⓘ
limited navigation aids ⓘ
historicalPeriod interwar period ⓘ
leader Roald Amundsen ⓘ
nationalContext Italy ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
notableFor international cooperation in polar exploration ⓘ
use of airship technology for long-distance polar travel ⓘ
precededBy Amundsen–Ellsworth 1925 Dornier Wal attempt ⓘ
purpose scientific exploration of the Arctic ⓘ
to demonstrate feasibility of airship travel over the Arctic ⓘ
routePoint North Pole ⓘ
sponsor Aero Club of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian Aero Club

Norsk Luftseiladsforening ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian Aero Club
startDate 1926-05-11 ⓘ
usedVehicle airship Norge ⓘ
verificationStatus generally accepted as a verified North Pole crossing ⓘ
year 1926 ⓘ

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Roald Amundsen → dateOfEvent → Norge Arctic flight 1926 ⓘ
Lincoln Ellsworth → participatedIn → Norge transpolar flight ⓘ
linked to: Norge Arctic flight 1926
Lincoln Ellsworth → memberOfExpedition → Norge trans-Arctic flight 1926 ⓘ
linked to: Norge Arctic flight 1926