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Amundsen Plans May Arctic Airship Expedition
Captain Roald Amundsen declares aeroplanes useless for Arctic work and outlines his 18 member crew plan to use an Italian airship named The Norway. He recalls last summer's survival, praises diet and resilience, and says the next voyage targets May with airship landings easier on ice.
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International News Service
New York
Rapld Amundsen
United States
Mussolini
Air Department of
Italy
Amundsen
North Pole
Lieut. Larsen
Norway