Airship Italia - Crew and Expedition Members

Crew and Expedition Members

  • Umberto Nobile - Expedition leader. Survived.
  • Finn Malmgren - Swedish meteorologist and physicist. Died trekking for help.
  • František Běhounek - Czech physicist. Survived.
  • Aldo Pontremoli - Italian physicist (University of Milan). Lost with envelope, never found.
  • Ugo Lago - Journalist, Il Popolo d'Italia. Lost with envelope, never found.
  • Francesco Tomaselli - Journalist (Royal Italian Army Alpini). Not on final flight.
  • Adalberto Mariano - Navigator (Royal Italian Navy). Survived.
  • Filippo Zappi - Navigator (Royal Italian Navy). Survived.
  • Alfredo Viglieri - Navigator/hydrographer (Royal Italian Navy). Survived.
  • Natale Cecioni - Elevator operator / Chief technician. Survived.
  • Giuseppe Biagi - Radio operator. Survived.
  • Ettore Pedretti - Radio operator. Not on final flight.
  • Felice Trojani - Elevator operator/Aeronautical project engineer. Survived.
  • Ettore Arduino - Chief engine mechanic. Lost with envelope, never found.
  • Calisto Ciocca - Starboard engine mechanic. Lost with envelope, never found.
  • Attilio Caratti - Port engine mechanic. Lost with envelope, never found.
  • Vincenzo Pomella - Rear engine mechanic. Killed in the crash.
  • Renato Alessandrini - Foreman Rigger. Lost with envelope, never found.
  • Titina - Fox terrier belonging to Gen. Nobile, expedition mascot. Survived.

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