Black feathers in Svalbard: the Alpini expeditions, 1928
This paper lists all the Italian expeditions in search of the airship Italia , commanded by General Umberto Nobile, which crashed to the north of Svalbard on 25 May 1928. There were several such expeditions that involved members of the Alpini, the elite mountain corps of the Italian army. The Italia...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247404003651 2024-03-03T08:48:13+00:00 Black feathers in Svalbard: the Alpini expeditions, 1928 Bosco, Piero Stone, Ian R. 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247404003651 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247404003651 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 40, issue 4, page 303-308 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2004 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247404003651 2024-02-08T08:47:36Z This paper lists all the Italian expeditions in search of the airship Italia , commanded by General Umberto Nobile, which crashed to the north of Svalbard on 25 May 1928. There were several such expeditions that involved members of the Alpini, the elite mountain corps of the Italian army. The Italian government had allowed Nobile the services of nine Alpini under the command of Captain Gennaro Sora. The original intention had been that they should assist at the base and, in emergency, should act as a rescue team. This they proceeded to do after it had become clear that the airship had disappeared. The Alpini completed much travelling around Svalbard and while unsuccessful in the main object of their search, accomplished some exploration, including the discovery of an island that was named Alpiniøya by Sora. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Record Svalbard Cambridge University Press Svalbard Nobile ENVELOPE(-61.433,-61.433,-64.550,-64.550) Alpiniøya ENVELOPE(24.767,24.767,80.360,80.360) Polar Record 40 4 303 308 |
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This paper lists all the Italian expeditions in search of the airship Italia , commanded by General Umberto Nobile, which crashed to the north of Svalbard on 25 May 1928. There were several such expeditions that involved members of the Alpini, the elite mountain corps of the Italian army. The Italian government had allowed Nobile the services of nine Alpini under the command of Captain Gennaro Sora. The original intention had been that they should assist at the base and, in emergency, should act as a rescue team. This they proceeded to do after it had become clear that the airship had disappeared. The Alpini completed much travelling around Svalbard and while unsuccessful in the main object of their search, accomplished some exploration, including the discovery of an island that was named Alpiniøya by Sora. |
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Black feathers in Svalbard: the Alpini expeditions, 1928 |
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Black feathers in Svalbard: the Alpini expeditions, 1928 |
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Black feathers in Svalbard: the Alpini expeditions, 1928 |
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Black feathers in Svalbard: the Alpini expeditions, 1928 |
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