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The
ice was tightly packed when the icebreakers approached the area
of the survivor's camp.
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Courtesy
of the Oded Eliashar Collection |
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Photo
probably taken from the Russian rescue ship KRASSIN
shows overturned rescue plane piloted by the Swedish
pilot Lundborg (who rescued Nobile in his previous landing)
that crashed near RED TENT.
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The
rescue party from the Russian ships meet and greet the ITALIA
Party after the KRASSIN broke through the ice.
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Courtesy
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Radiograms
to Biagi on board the KRASSIN dated July 13,
1928, a day after the rescue, includes three telegrams sent
to him: - first, from his family in Rome; second, from his
bride in Bologna; third, from Romagna, the captain of the
CITTA DI MILANO wishing him best of luck on
his rescue.
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Russians
inspect RED TENT and the tools of the survivors after their
own arrival on the icebreaker. The Swedish airplane had carried
the Italian commander Nobile to safety earlier.
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Courtesy
of the Oded Eliashar Collection |
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Nobile
was extracted by the Swedish flyer Lundborg and reached
the CITTA DI MILANO from which he sent a radiogram
to Biagi, saved with four others by the Russian icebreaker
KRASSIN. The radiogram, dated 16 July 1928
states:
| My dear Biagi.
Thanks for your telegram. Our famous "Packing Osteria"
is a castle in the clouds no more. Goodbye, cordially,
Nobile. |
On
bottom left, signed Jodichin, radioman on the KRASSIN.
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Courtesty
of the Oded Eliashar Collection |
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Jodichin,
the Russian radioman on board the KRASSIN drafted
an exuberant congratulatory cable, in very bad Italian,
to his comrade in profession, Biagi, for his rescue conferring
upon him the title of Brother of the Lofty Skies and
Ice.
The
corrected text in Italian language is on the bottom paper
in Biagi's handwriting.
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The
Flight of the ITALIA telegram to rescuers -- 1928
Congratulatory telegram sent by the Industrial north to the two
Swedish pilots who participated in the search for the ITALIA,
Nilsson and Svensson in Stockholm, saying:
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Congratulations
for your proud performance in the Polar Ice.
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Working
copy of a radiogram to Dr. Samoylovich on board the KRASSIN.
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We are
greeting the successful expedition of the Krassin. It will
go down in the history of Arctic exploration.
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