Education aviator | Name Leif Dietrichson | |
Born 1 September 1890 ( 1890-09-01 ) Honefoss, Norway Died 18 June 1928(1928-06-18) (aged 37)
at sea Occupation Norwegian military officer and Arctic explorer | ||
Leif Dietrichson (1 September 1890 – 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian military officer and aviation pioneer. He was born in Honefoss. He was a cousin of Bernt Balchen, and nephew of Oluf Christian Dietrichson. He participated in Roald Amundsen's North Pole expedition in 1925, which reached 87° 43' N. He died in 1928, during a rescue mission searching for Umberto Nobile and his crew of the missing airship Italia.
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