c/historyphotos · by kyber@sopuli.xyz · 281dSwedish rescue expedition for italian arctic explorer Umberto Nobile, here outside of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard 35 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world
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PugJesus@piefed.social · 4 pts · 281d
A damn cool shot, though I imagine an arctic rescue operation is even longer odds than usual
kyber@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 281d
They managed to rescue him though, and the rest of the crew were rescued by a soviet expedition later. This pic is just one plane, I believe they had three in addition to a ship.