Nobile was on an ice shelf after his airship Italia had crashed on its way to the North Pole .
Lieutenant Einar Lundborg rescued the Italian General Umberto Nobile in 1928 , with a S 6B , equipped with skis .
General was on an ice shelf after Umberto Nobile 's airship Italian had crashed on Italian 's way to the North Pole .
Lieutenant Einar Lundborg rescued the Italian General Umberto Nobile in 1928 , with a S 6B , equipped with skis .