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Umberto Nobile | |
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 Umberto Nobile c. 1923 | |
| Member of the Italian Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 | |
| Parliamentary group | Communist |
| Constituency | Lazio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1885 Lauro, Italy |
| Died | 30 July 1978 (aged 93) Rome, Italy |
| Resting place | Cimitero Flaminio, Rome |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Children | Maria |
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Occupation | Aviator, university professor |
| Known for | Polar expeditions of Norge and Italia |
| Committees | Committee for the Constitution |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Italy |
| Branch/service | Royal Italian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1911-1929[a] |
| Rank | Generale di divisione area |
Umberto Nobile (Italian pronunciation: [umˈbɛrto ˈnɔːbile]; 21 January 1885 – 30 July 1978) was an Italian aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.
Nobile was a developer and promoter of semi-rigid airships in the years between the two World Wars. He is primarily remembered for designing and piloting the airship Norge, which may have been the first aircraft to reach the North Pole, and which was indisputably the first to fly across the polar ice cap from Europe to America. Nobile also designed and flew the Italia, a second polar airship; this second expedition ended in a deadly crash and provoked an international rescue effort.
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Roald Amundsen, the distinguished Norwegian explorer, and Umberto Nobile, the distinguished Italian explorer, were recognized for their participation in the transpolar flight of 1926.
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