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JULY 19, 192S msMSmoMT Italian Polar Expedition WHEN the Italia airship crashed off North-East Land onMay 24 after the flight to the North Pole, it will be remem- bered that Gen. Nobile and several of his crew were strandedon the ice with the damaged gondola. The others drifted away in the airship. They have never been heard of since.Three of Gen. Nobile's party—namely, Dr. Malmgren (a Swede), Maj. Mariano, and Maj. Zappi (Italians)—decided,against the wish of the General, to try and reach land, for they did not believe that wireless communication with theoutside world would ever be made effectively. For six weeks they disappeared. Meanwhile Gen. Nobile was rescued byair. Then, on July 12, the Russian pilot, M. Chuknovsky, sighted the walking party and informed the Soviet ice-breaker Krassin, which immediately steamed to the spot off Broach Island and found Majs. Zappi and Mariano. TheSwede, Dr. Malmgren, they said, had died a month before from hardship and exposure, after urging them to go on andtake what food was left, as he knew he could not survive long. Continuing a course eastward, the Krassin nextrescued the remainder of Gen. Nobile's party, which was under Lieut. Viglieri. Amongst them was Signor Ceccioni,the engineer, who was seriously ill. In all previous reports he was stated to have died. Also Capt. Soro and party, whohad set out to search for the walking party, were picked up. The pilot, Chuknovsky, after sighting and reporting thewalking party, which led to their rescue, made a forced landing, with damage to his machine, at Cape Platen whilsttrying to reach the Krassin again. He and his companions have food for 15 days and wireless apparatus. They areconsidered to be in no great danger, and will be picked up by the Krassin on its return. Of Capt. Amundsen, Maj.Guilbaud and companions, who set off from Tromsoe in the Latham flying-boat on June 18, no authentic report hascome through. It is suggested they are with the group which drifted with the airship under Signor Alessandrini.A possible position of this group has been given, and Gen. Nobile has begged the Krassin to search. The ship proposesto do so after taking in coaling supplies at Advent Bay. It also hopes to recover the body of Dr. Malmgren. Prof.Behounck, oiic of those saved with Viglieri's group, is reported to have said that he considers the disaster to the airshipwas caused through the desire to explore the tract south- east of the North Pole. This ran the ship into a storm andwrecked it. It remained over the North Pole for two hours at an altitude of 450 ft. The Italian survivors will shortlybe brought home by the Citta di Milano, the supply ship, which will then return to Spitzbergen.French European Tour LIEUT. LASSALLE and Adjutant Duroyon completed onJuly 12 a series of flights between Paris and several European capitals. They began on July 7. They flew to Oslo and backin two days, and to Madrid, Warsaw, Rome, and Lisbon and back, each in one day. Altogether 6,250 miles were flown.The machine was a Potez 25.A.2 biplane fitted with a 450-h.p. Lorraine-Dietrich geared engine.Round the World Attempt MR. MIERS and Mr. Collier, the two American airmenwho are attempting to travel round the world in 23 days, reached Tokyo on July 11, after flying from Mukden in 15|hours. They were due to leave for Canada by ship the following day.Italian Long-Distance Airmen to Resume CAPT. FERRARIN and Major Del Prete, who recentlybroke the long-distance record with their non-stop flight across the South Atlantic from Rome to Brazil, are preparingfor an earlv resumption of their flight to Rio de Janeiro. The " Bremen " A DETACHMENT of the Quebec Provincial Police is to besent to Greenly Island, Labrador, to protect the aeroplane Bremen, which had to be abandoned by the Atlantic airmen,Baron Von Heuneveld, Capt. Koehl and Major Fitzmaurice, after they landed there at the end of their Atlantic flight.The protection is required as damage is being done by souvenir hunters.Via Greenland A NEW flight from America to Europe will be essayedshortly when Mr. Bert Hassell, an Illinois pilot, and Mr. Parke- Cramer, a fellow pilot, will leave Rockford, Illinois, in a largeStinson-Detroit monoplane, fitted with a Wright " Whirl- wind " engine, for Stockholm. They will fly via Greenlandand stop at Mount Evans Observatory to re-fuel. The total distance is 4,283 miles. A fund of £'5,000 was raised bypopular subscription in Rockford, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. Stockholm is chosen as thedestination, as Mr. Hassell is of Swedish descent, and 40 per Italian Air Force Officers at Napiers : Some of the Officers of the Royal Italian Air Force, who flew to England to see the R.A.F. Display, also paid a visit to the Napier Works at Acton. The group in our picture (inspecting one of the 900-h.p. Schneider Trophy "Lions") include (from left to right)—Maj. Lordi, Maj. Martelli, Lieut. - Col. Fouguez, Gen. Lombard, Lieut.- Col. Binda, Lieut.-Col. Aimone, Lieut.-Col. Ranza, Col. Bolognesi, and Capt. Guazzetti. 617
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