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Opening on 2008 of a museum about the Arctic exploration history

Rome, Italy - It will be dedicated to the airships expeditions to the North Pole discovery

The idea to realize a museum dedicated to Arctic expeditions operated by airships has been promoted by Italian Assosiation at North Pole. The museum will be built in Svalbard and Longyearbyen Islands, named Spitzbergen Airship Museum (SAM) and inaugurated in 2008. The idea comes from Italy but are involved other 6 nations (France, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and USA), which took part to the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 73512
Rome, Italy, 02/02/2007 15:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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