The dream of reaching the North Pole by air was realized when the combination of Amundsen’s experience and Nobile’s aeronautical ingenuity resulted in the overflight of the North Pole by the airship Norge on May 12, 1926. The immense success of this affair is still engaging and inspiring today. The second expedition, that of the airship Italia, shows the risk and extreme danger of Nobile and Amundsen’s explorations-the short step between great success and utter failure…

By Antonio Ventre
Language: Italian

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