Arduino, Cecioni, Pomella, Caratti and Alessandrini The Italian
crew on the Norge: Ettore Arduino (1890-1928) Ettore Arduino was
born in Verona, Italy. He was a wing lieutenant in the military
engineer corps. He became an airship engineer and participated
in bombing raids during the war with Austria. He continued at
the Factory for aeronautical building after the war. In 1926 he
participated on the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Transpolar Flight
the whole way from Roma – London – Leningrad – Vadsø – Svalbard
– Nordpolen – Teller. He was chief engineer with responsibility
for the engines on Umberto Nobile's airship Italia in 1928 and
he died when the airship crashed and he disappeared with the
envelope after the gondola was torn off on the ice. Just before
they disappeared he managed to throw out necessary equipment to
the others on the ice. The Aero Club in Verona was dedicated to
his memory. Natale Cecioni (1888-1960) Chief mechanic on the
Norge Natale Cecioni was born in Vaglia, Italy. He was mechanic
on both t