:17:04
Start.
:17:08
- Troiani?
- Altitude 500 feet.
:17:11
Biagi, contact Kingsbay.
:17:17
Speed: 57 miles an hour.
:17:24
"The airship Italia...
:17:25
"Commander General Nobile,
Royal Italian Air Force...
:17:27
"is now proceeding
at an airspeed of 85 kilometers.
:17:31
"Weather conditions satisfactory...
:17:33
"with some overcast.
:17:35
"Expected time of arrival at the North Pole...
:17:38
"1330 hours, 24 May...
:17:41
"1928."
:17:43
That's all, gentlemen.
:17:44
- Sir.
- Here's something more.
:17:47
As of four minutes ago...
:17:50
the Italia was at 83 degrees Latitude...
:17:54
and 26 degrees Longitude.
:17:56
Do conditions still permit a landing
at the pole?
:17:59
- I really don't know.
- Is Titina with them?
:18:01
- I beg your pardon?
- The General's little dog.
:18:04
My duties do not extend
to the General's little dog.
:18:07
Can you tell us
what your duties are, Captain?
:18:09
I'm to maintain radio contact
with the General...
:18:11
at prearranged times
and prearranged wavelengths.
:18:14
- What times, Captain?
- Two hours on, two hours off.
:18:16
What wavelength are they using, Captain?
:18:19
I'm not authorized to tell you that.
:18:21
Press information will be limited
to the position of the airship...
:18:24
and the weather conditions prevailing.
:18:25
By noon tomorrow, the airship is expected
to be nearing its objective.
:18:30
It has now successfully completed 250 miles.
:18:38
Our coordinates, please.
:18:40
27 degrees west of Greenwich,
latitude 84 degrees, 20 minutes.
:18:48
Height: 750 feet.
:18:54
Airspeed: 80 miles an hour.
:18:58
Up elevators. Go to 1,300 feet.