FLIGHT TO THE POLE
AMUNDSEN'S NEW VENTURE. Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 9. According to Lieutenant Riiser-Larson, Captain Amundson’s semi-rigid airship toll leave Romo on March 26, and will fly to England, and thence to Svalbard. Captain A'fnundsen plans to fly across th e Polo to Point Barrow. He will take tho same crew as previously, with the addition of an Italian commander. Altogether tho crew will number 16—A. and N.Z. Cable. ’SHIP TO BE MANNED BY ITALIANS. ROME, September 9. (Received Sept. 10, at 9 p.m.) Signor Mussolini has signed an agreement with Captain Amundsen granting tho Italian airship for a polar expedition in 1926. Tho ship will be manned by Italians. —Reuter.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19250911.2.48
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 19582, 11 September 1925, Page 7
Word Count
114FLIGHT TO THE POLE Otago Daily Times, Issue 19582, 11 September 1925, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in