Umberto Nobile and the Arctic Search for the Airship Italia

Umberto Nobile and the Arctic Search for the Airship Italia

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Publisher's Synopsis

Umberto Nobile was an airship designer and pilot who became an Arctic explorer. In 1926 he flew the airship 'Norge' from Rome to Teller in Alaska, by way of the North Pole. He returned to the Arctic in 1928 with the airship 'Italia' and disappeared on 25 May the same year. This is the story of the 'Italia', put into the context of the airship age.

Book information

ISBN: 9781781556290
Publisher: Fonthill
Imprint: Fonthill
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.12493
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 224 , 16 unnumbered of plates
Weight: 534g
Height: 166mm
Width: 240mm
Spine width: 28mm