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It is unknown exactly where Roald Amundsen died, but he disappeared on 18 June 1928 while on a rescue mission. Italian aeronautical engineer Umberto Nobile's airship "the Italia" had crashed while returning from the North Pole. Amundsen set out with Norwegian pilot Leif Dietrichson, French pilot Rene Guilbaud, and three more Frenchmen, looking for missing members of Nobile's crew. Clues to Amundsen's death came in the form of a pontoon from the French Latham 47 flying-boat he was in, improvised into a life raft, which was found near the Tromsø coast. It is believed that the plane crashed in fog in the Barents Sea, and that Amundsen was killed in the crash, or died shortly afterwards. His body was never found. A 2003 discovery suggests the plane went down northwest of Bjørnøya (Bear Island).
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∙ 7y agoHe was on a rescue mission in the Arctic on 18 June 1928, and his plane disappeared, and was presumed to have crashed, killing all aboard. No trace has been found of their airship or of any crew member.
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∙ 14y agoIt is unknown exactly when Roald Amundsen died, but he disappeared on 18 June 1928 while on a rescue mission. Italian aeronautical engineer Umberto Nobile's airship "the Italia" had crashed while returning from the North Pole. Amundsen set out with Norwegian pilot Leif Dietrichson, French pilot Rene Guilbaud, and three more Frenchmen, looking for missing members of Nobile's crew. Clues to Amundsen's death came in the form of a pontoon from the French Latham 47 flying-boat he was in, improvised into a life raft, which was found near the Tromsø coast. It is believed that the plane crashed in fog in the Barents Sea, and that Amundsen was killed in the crash, or died shortly afterwards. His body was never found.
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∙ 14y agoAmundsen was 55 years old when he died.
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What was named after Ronald amundsen?
The Amundsen Sea near Antarctica and Amundsen Island north of Canada.
What is explorer Amundsen first name?
Amundsen's full name was Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen.
Where did Roald Amundsen live?
Amundsen was a native born son of Norway.
What was life like of Roald Amundsen Roald Amundsen?
adventurous and like a movie
Where did Amundsen start his journey?
All of Amundsen's journeys began in Oslo/ Christina, Norway.
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Leiv Amundsen died in 1987.
When did Mauritz Amundsen die?
Mauritz Amundsen died in 1982.
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Signe Amundsen died in 1987.
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Olaf Amundsen died in 1939.
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Jens Amundsen died in 1886.
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Arthur Amundsen died in 1936.
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Monte Amundsen died on 2011-12-24.
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Ole Amundsen Buslett died in 1924.
When did Otto Delphin Amundsen die?
Otto Delphin Amundsen died in 1957.
When did Gunnar Ring Amundsen die?
Gunnar Ring Amundsen died in 1972.
When did Syvert Amundsen Eeg die?
Syvert Amundsen Eeg died in 1838.
When did Roald Amundsen - footballer - die?
Roald Amundsen - footballer - died on 1985-03-29.
