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The Norge preparing for the second stage of its polar flight, in its hangar in Pulham, England, From the Library of Congress |
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Dirigibili Italia at King Bay, Spitsbergen, May 23, 1928 at 04h 28min, before flying to the North Pole. Courtesy of Domenico Marini, 2-7-06 |
via email from Marco Bazzan, 1-31-06 My grand father was in the group of the dirigible NORGE and later ITALIA . But my grandmother was about to deliver my ...father so "nonno Antonio" retired from the army. His army friends sent him some memories and only two survived to me. I will send to you those pctures. Thanks and hope to read about you (please forgive my English...) |
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(2-8-06), you will find about 42,500 links!! A good place to start is the following. |
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The Rescue Operations and The Search for Roald Amundsen ~ A Pictorial History ~ |
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Ettore Arduino: An action of vital importance Here you will find the picture and the story, in English, of the Russian radio amateur Nicholaj Schmidt, who intercepted the SOS from the dirigible ITALIA and alerted the Russian authority. The Russian Authority alerted the Russian Consulate in Roma, Italy and the Italian government sent U. Maddalena with a S-55 to the North Pole, as well as another seaplane, the MARINA-2, piloted by aviator Penzo, who unfortunately died during the flight back to home. Fantastic history! And many pictures are available. You can access the page by clicking on the title above. |
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Thanks to Amateur Radio operator Domenico Marini, i8cvs, who suggested this website to me, N6NYK "In 1923, he was the first radio amateur to establish radio communications with Admiral Byrd's early Antarctic expedition and handled many messages for Byrd. By the late 1920s, aircraft were used by different countries in polar explorations. General Umberto Nobile, the famous Italian explorer, was using the dirigible "Italia" with a crew of 16 when they crashed on the Arctic Ocean ice cap. General Nobile said later, "We had been over the pole and were returning to our base in Spitzbergen, Norway on the 28th of May, 1928. With no reason we could explain, the airship suddenly dipped down and ten of us were thrown free through the bottom of the cabin as it hit the ice. One man was killed and one of my arms and one of my legs were broken. Then the airship did a strange thing. She shot back up into the air and away, carrying six men with her. No one ever saw them or the ship again." To read the rest of this fascinating story, the consequences of which continued even into the period of World War II, you can access the page by clicking on the title above. |
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48 GIORNI SUL "PACK" Alfredo Viglieri Product Details Cloth: 21 Illustrations Publisher: A. MONDADORI - MILANO - 1929 - VII |
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Courtesy of Domenico Marini, 2-6-06 At first I didn't know why, but I was tempted to get up and grasp to the flying body and go away with it. But I was inspired by my instinct for self preservation and the idea was driven away." |
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BIAGI RACCONTI I miracoli della Radio nella tragedia Polare Giuseppe Biagi Radio Officer of the ITALIA Product Details Cloth: 145 pages, 22 photos and 1 map Publisher: A. MONDADORI - MILANO - 1929 |
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via email from Domenico Marini, 2-6-06 The cassette describes the raid of the ITALIA over the North Pole and lasts about one hour of original movie taken in that opportunity by the Italian service LUCE and all the members of the crew, including Arduino, are visible. When I get my second tape recorder repaired, I can make a copy. |
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