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'''Leif Dietrichson''' (1 September 1890{{spaced ndash}}18 June 1928) was a Norwegian military officer and aviation pioneer. He is most famous for joining [[Roald Amundsen]] and [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] in the 1925 [[North Pole]] Expedition. In 1928, Dietrichson disappeared with Amundsen and four others as they were looking for the expedition of [[Umberto Nobile]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.historynet.com/roald-amundsen-and-the-1925-north-pole-expedition.htm|title= Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition|publisher= HistoryNet.com|author= Kenneth P. Czech|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://90north.tripod.com/nobilenorthpole.htm|title= Umberto Nobile ~The North Pole Flights |publisher= 90north.tripod.com|author= Barbara Rhodes|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
'''Leif Dietrichson''' (1 September 1890{{spaced ndash}} disappeared 18 June 1928) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[military]] officer and [[aviation]] pioneer. He is most famous for joining [[Roald Amundsen]] and [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] in the 1925 [[North Pole]] Expedition. In 1928, Dietrichson disappeared with Amundsen and four others as they were looking for the expedition of [[Umberto Nobile]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.historynet.com/roald-amundsen-and-the-1925-north-pole-expedition.htm|title= Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition|publisher= HistoryNet.com|author= Kenneth P. Czech|date= 12 June 2006|accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://90north.tripod.com/nobilenorthpole.htm|title= Umberto Nobile ~The North Pole Flights |publisher= 90north.tripod.com|author= Barbara Rhodes|accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>


==Early life==
Leif Ragnar Dietrichson was born at [[Hønefoss]] in [[Buskerud]], Norway. He was the son of Dr. Kristian Adolf Gustav Emil Dietrichson (1858–96) and Birgitte Lynum (1860-1940). He was a cousin of [[Bernt Balchen]], and nephew of [[Oluf Christian Dietrichson]], who had been with the [[Fridtjof Nansen]] expedition to Greenland (1888–89).<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Leif Ragnar Dietrichson |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Leif_Ragnar_Dietrichson |language=Norwegian |accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Oluf_Christian_Dietrichson|title= Oluf Christian Dietrichson|publisher= Store norske leksikon |accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
Leif Ragnar Dietrichson was born at [[Hønefoss]] in [[Buskerud]], Norway. He was the son of Dr. Kristian Adolf Gustav Emil Dietrichson (1858–96) and Birgitte Lynum (1860–1940). He was a cousin of [[Bernt Balchen]], and nephew of [[Oluf Christian Dietrichson]], who had been with the [[Fridtjof Nansen]] expedition to Greenland (1888–89).<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Leif Ragnar Dietrichson |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Leif_Ragnar_Dietrichson |language=Norwegian |accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Oluf_Christian_Dietrichson|title= Oluf Christian Dietrichson|publisher= Store norske leksikon |accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>


==Career==
In 1911, Dietrichson became a commander with the in Bergen Steamship Company (''Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskap''). When the Norwegian Navy Air Force was established in 1915, he became one of the pioneers. He started flying in 1916 and traveled to the [[United Kingdom]] in the spring of 1918 for further training. Later that year he became chief of the plane boat station in [[Kristiansand]], a position he had until he died.<ref>{{cite web
In 1911, Dietrichson became a commander with the in Bergen Steamship Company (''Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskap''). When the Norwegian Navy Air Force was established in 1915, he became one of the pioneers. He started flying in 1916 and traveled to the [[United Kingdom]] in the spring of 1918 for further training. Later that year he became chief of the plane boat station in [[Kristiansand]], a position he had until he died.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Det-Bergenske-Dampskibsselskap-114354b.html |title= Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskap|publisher= Bergens Tidende |author= Terje Valestrand|date=7 October 2006| accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
|url= http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Det-Bergenske-Dampskibsselskap-114354b.html |title= Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskap|publisher= Bergens Tidende |author= Terje Valestrand|date=7 October 2006| accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>


Dietrichson participated in [[Roald Amundsen]]'s North Pole expedition in 1925, which reached 87° 43' N.On 21 1925 May two [[Dornier Do J|Dornier Wal]] aircraft boats, N-24 and N-25, took off from [[Ny Ålesund]] on the island of [[Spitsbergen]]. N 24 was led by Dietrichson, with Lincoln Ellesworth as a navigator and [[Oskar Omdal]] as a mechanic. N 25 was led by [[Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen]], with Roald Amundsen as a navigator and Karl Feucht as a mechanic.
Dietrichson participated in [[Roald Amundsen]]'s North Pole expedition in 1925, which reached 87° 43' N.On 21 1925 May two [[Dornier Do J|Dornier Wal]] aircraft boats, N-24 and N-25, took off from [[Ny-Ålesund]] on the island of [[Spitsbergen]]. N 24 was led by Dietrichson, with Lincoln Ellesworth as a navigator and [[Oskar Omdal]] as a mechanic. N 25 was led by [[Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen]], with Roald Amundsen as a navigator and [[Karl Feucht]] as a mechanic. After 7 hours of flight, the expedition made an emergency landing due to motor difficulties. N-24 landed but was damaged. After 25 days the six man crew managed to fly back to [[Svalbard]] in the N-25.
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<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/ekspedisjoner/N24_N25 |title= N24/ N25 |publisher= Norsk Polar History |accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>
After 7 hours of flight, the expedition made an emergency landing due to motor difficulties. N-24 landed but was damaged. After 25 days the six man crew managed to fly back to [[Svalbard]] in the N-25.
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/ekspedisjoner/N24_N25 |title= N24/ N25 |publisher= Norsk Polar History |accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Ellsworth%2C%20Lincoln|title= Lincoln Ellsworth |publisher= Norsk Polar History |accessdate=1 May 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Ellsworth%2C%20Lincoln|title= Lincoln Ellsworth |publisher= Norsk Polar History |accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Oskar_Omdal|title= Oskar Omdal |publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Ulf Larsstuvold|accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Oskar_Omdal|title= Oskar Omdal |publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Ulf Larsstuvold|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Hjalmar_Riiser-Larsen|title= Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen |publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Ulf Larsstuvold|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite web|url= http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/explorers/karl_feucht__1893_-_1954_|title= Karl Feucht|publisher= The Fram Museum|accessdate= 1 May 2017|archive-date= 10 August 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131909/http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/explorers/karl_feucht__1893_-_1954_|url-status= dead}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Hjalmar_Riiser-Larsen|title= Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen |publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Ulf Larsstuvold|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite web|url= http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/explorers/karl_feucht__1893_-_1954_|title=Karl Feucht |publisher= The Fram Museum|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>


==Disappearance==
Dietrichson disappeared together with a five crew on 18 June 1928 during the Roald Amundsen led rescue mission searching for [[Umberto Nobile]] and his crew of the missing airship ''[[airship Italia|Italia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/expeditions/the_n24_n25_flight_towards_the_north_pole__1925_/|title= The N24/N25 flight towards the North Pole (1925)|publisher= The Fram Museum|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
Dietrichson disappeared together with a five-man crew on 18 June 1928 during the Roald Amundsen-led rescue mission searching for [[Umberto Nobile]] and his crew of the missing airship ''[[airship Italia|Italia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/expeditions/the_n24_n25_flight_towards_the_north_pole__1925_/|title= The N24/N25 flight towards the North Pole (1925)|publisher= The Fram Museum|accessdate= May 1, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170523013251/http://frammuseum.no/polar_history/expeditions/the_n24_n25_flight_towards_the_north_pole__1925_/|archive-date=23 May 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref>
<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Leif Dietrichson |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Susan |last=Barr |authorlink= |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo |url=https://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Leif_Dietrichson/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nordnorge.com/EN-svalbard/?News=362|title=The "Italia" airship |publisher= Spitsbergen Airship Museum
<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Leif Dietrichson |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Susan |last=Barr |authorlink= |editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo |url=https://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Leif_Dietrichson/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nordnorge.com/EN-svalbard/?News=362|title=The "Italia" airship |publisher= Spitsbergen Airship Museum
|accessdate= May 1, 2017}}</ref>
|accessdate= 1 May 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Leif-Dietrichsons-bauta-tb.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Leif Dietrichson memorial at Søndre park in Hønefoss]]
[[File:Leif-Dietrichsons-bauta-tb.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Leif Dietrichson memorial at Søndre park in Hønefoss]]

==See also==
* [[List of people who disappeared mysteriously: pre-1970|List of people who disappeared]]


==References==
==References==
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==Related reading==
==Related reading==
*Cross, Wilbur (2000) ''Disaster at the Pole. The tragedy of the airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole'' (Guilford, Conn: Lyons Press) {{ISBN|9781585744961}}
*Cross, Wilbur (2000) ''Disaster at the Pole. The tragedy of the airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole'' (Guilford, Conn: Lyons Press) {{ISBN|9781585744961}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.south-pole.com/aspp015.htm The Search for the ''Italia'']
*[http://www.south-pole.com/aspp015.htm The Search for the ''Italia'']

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Latest revision as of 04:06, 4 September 2024

Leif Dietrichson
Born
Leif Ragnar Dietrichson

(1890-09-01)1 September 1890
Hønefoss, Norway
Disappeared18 June 1928 (aged 37)
Barents Sea
EducationAviator
Occupation(s)Norwegian military officer and Arctic explorer
Parents
  • Kristian Dietrichson (father)
  • Birgitte Lynum (mother)

Leif Dietrichson (1 September 1890 – disappeared 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian military officer and aviation pioneer. He is most famous for joining Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth in the 1925 North Pole Expedition. In 1928, Dietrichson disappeared with Amundsen and four others as they were looking for the expedition of Umberto Nobile.[1][2]

Early life

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Leif Ragnar Dietrichson was born at Hønefoss in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of Dr. Kristian Adolf Gustav Emil Dietrichson (1858–96) and Birgitte Lynum (1860–1940). He was a cousin of Bernt Balchen, and nephew of Oluf Christian Dietrichson, who had been with the Fridtjof Nansen expedition to Greenland (1888–89).[3][4]

Career

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In 1911, Dietrichson became a commander with the in Bergen Steamship Company (Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskap). When the Norwegian Navy Air Force was established in 1915, he became one of the pioneers. He started flying in 1916 and traveled to the United Kingdom in the spring of 1918 for further training. Later that year he became chief of the plane boat station in Kristiansand, a position he had until he died.[5]

Dietrichson participated in Roald Amundsen's North Pole expedition in 1925, which reached 87° 43' N.On 21 1925 May two Dornier Wal aircraft boats, N-24 and N-25, took off from Ny-Ålesund on the island of Spitsbergen. N 24 was led by Dietrichson, with Lincoln Ellesworth as a navigator and Oskar Omdal as a mechanic. N 25 was led by Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, with Roald Amundsen as a navigator and Karl Feucht as a mechanic. After 7 hours of flight, the expedition made an emergency landing due to motor difficulties. N-24 landed but was damaged. After 25 days the six man crew managed to fly back to Svalbard in the N-25. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Disappearance

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Dietrichson disappeared together with a five-man crew on 18 June 1928 during the Roald Amundsen-led rescue mission searching for Umberto Nobile and his crew of the missing airship Italia.[11] [12][13]

Leif Dietrichson memorial at Søndre park in Hønefoss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kenneth P. Czech (12 June 2006). "Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition". HistoryNet.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ Barbara Rhodes. "Umberto Nobile ~The North Pole Flights". 90north.tripod.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Leif Ragnar Dietrichson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Oluf Christian Dietrichson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ Terje Valestrand (7 October 2006). "Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskap". Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ^ "N24/ N25". Norsk Polar History. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Lincoln Ellsworth". Norsk Polar History. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ Ulf Larsstuvold. "Oskar Omdal". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. ^ Ulf Larsstuvold. "Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Karl Feucht". The Fram Museum. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The N24/N25 flight towards the North Pole (1925)". The Fram Museum. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  12. ^ Barr, Susan. "Leif Dietrichson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  13. ^ "The "Italia" airship". Spitsbergen Airship Museum. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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  • Cross, Wilbur (2000) Disaster at the Pole. The tragedy of the airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole (Guilford, Conn: Lyons Press) ISBN 9781585744961
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