95 years ago – May 14, 07:30 (Greenwich Mean Time)
The final destination of the Norge is the town of Nome, but both the crew and the airship are severely overdriven by the long journey. …
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95 years ago – May 13, 6:45 a.m. (Greenwich Mean Time)
At 6:45 am on May 13, the land is spotted in the distance. It’s Alaska. The landscape remains desolate for a long time even when …
95 years ago – May 12, 10:00 a.m. (Greenwich Mean Time)
The airship continues to navigate for two days in constantly adverse weather conditions, consuming tons of fuel but replacing its weight, inexorably, with a corresponding …
95 years ago – May 12, 01:30 (Greenwich Mean Time) – The overflight of the North Pole
Riiser-Larsen, hunched over a window with the sextant in his hands, was ready to seize the moment when the sun had peeped through the clouds, …
95 years ago – May 12, 00:45 (Greenwich Mean Time)
The airship slowly loses altitude; at 00.45 it descends to 806 m. Nobile realizes this but lets the elevator pilot, Wisting, not oppose this trend, …
95 years ago – May 12, 00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
At 11.15 pm in Central Europe, corresponding to approximately midnight on the meridian on which the airship is located, the height of the sun, shining …
95 years ago – May 11, at 22:15 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Late in the evening, the weather begins to change. The sky clouds over and it begins snowing; shortly after, the NORGE goes into the fog. …
95 years ago – In those hours, aboard the Norge …
From time to time, the men on board took turns in the various functions, compatibly with their respective skills. Since these were not perfectly replaceable, …
95 years ago – May 11, at 19:45 (Greenwich Mean Time)
The inspection of the left engine soon shows that it is not a real fault. Ice which is formed in a fuel pipe blocks the …
95 years ago – May 11, at 18:45 (Greenwich Mean Time)
The flight begin at a steady pace, at a height of 450m. The airship must proceed with a slightly “nose up” attitude in order not …