No second-in-command: human fatigue and the crash of the airship Italia revisited
The dirigible Italia crashed onto the Arctic sea ice north-east of the Svalbard archipelago on 25 May 1928 at 10:33 GMT while travelling back to her base from the North Pole. Only eight of the 16 crew members survived: one was killed upon impact, one did not survive the post-crash ordeal and six wer...
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Polar Research |
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3467/9981 |