01475oam 2200337z- 450 991016267540332120230913112557.01-62536-082-7(CKB)3710000001044298(BIP)030941902(EXLCZ)99371000000104429820210505c2013uuuu -u- -engDisaster at the PoleWilbur Cross Books1 online resource (348 p.) 1-4401-8674-X In 1928, defying Italy's Mussolini and the entire fascist party, aviator Umberto Nobile, undertook a daring expedition to the North Pole in Italia, one of several successful airships he had designed. The tragic crash of the airship on the ice and search for survivors was the most extensive in Arctic history, involving seven nations. Although Nobile and eight crew members survived, those lost included not only their tragic companions but searchers, including the famous explorer, Roald Amundsen. The Italia tragedy was described by The New York Times as one of the most astonishing episodes in the history of aviation.AirshipsAircraft accidentsDisastersItalyTransportationTechnology & engineeringSocial scienceHistoryCross Wilbur12039BOOK9910162675403321Disaster at the Pole31571UNINA