Human fatigue and the crash of the airship Italia
The airship Italia, commanded by General Umberto Nobile, crashed during its return flight from the North Pole in 1928. The cause of the accident was never satisfactorily explained. We present evidence that the crash may have been fatigue-related. Nobile’s memoirs indicate that at the time of the cra...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5421565/ https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.27105 |