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 ⓘ
linked to: Umberto Nobile
communicationMethod radio ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
crashDate 1928-05-25 ⓘ
crashLocation Arctic Ocean pack ice ⓘ
north of Svalbard ⓘ
crashOccurred true ⓘ
destination North Pole ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Other European countries ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
leader Umberto Nobile ⓘ
legacy controversy over command decisions ⓘ
symbol of risks of early polar aviation ⓘ
location Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region

Barents Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Barents Sea
notableEvent international rescue effort ⓘ
search operations by several countries ⓘ
operatedBy Italian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Regia Aeronautica
participant Italian scientists ⓘ
airship crew members ⓘ
precededBy 1926 Norge Arctic expedition ⓘ
linked to: Norge expedition
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 ⓘ
part of the Italia crew ⓘ
typeOfAccident airship crash ⓘ
usedTechnology semi-rigid airship ⓘ
vessel airship Italia ⓘ
weatherConditions severe Arctic weather ⓘ

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Umberto Nobile → participantIn → 1928 Italia Arctic expedition ⓘ
Norge Arctic flight 1926 → followedBy → Italia Arctic airship expedition 1928 ⓘ
linked to: 1928 Italia Arctic expedition
Airship Italia → partOf → Italian Arctic expedition of 1928 ⓘ
subject linked to: airship Italia
linked to: 1928 Italia Arctic expedition
Airship Italia → usedBy → Italian polar expedition of 1928 ⓘ
subject linked to: airship Italia
linked to: 1928 Italia Arctic expedition