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The semi-rigid airship Norge floats near the mooring mast at Ny-Ålesund, Norway, on the island of Spitsbergen in May 1926, prior to its voyage to the North Pole. (National Library of Norway)
National Library of Norway
The semi-rigid airship Norge floats near the mooring mast at Ny-Ålesund, Norway, on the island of Spitsbergen in May 1926, prior to its voyage to the North Pole. (National Library of Norway)
National Library of Norway