Giuseppe Biagi
1897–1965Giuseppe Biagi sent SOS after a crash, which was intercepted by a Russian amateur and led to his rescue on 12 July.
Particulars
After the crash Giuseppe Biagi repeatedly sent SOS signals to the support ship Città di Milano using the shortwave transmitter Ondina 33 S, while a Burndept MK IV device served as a receiver.
The SOS was not received by the support ship but was caught 2,400 km away by Russian radio amateur Nikolaj Schmidt, who reported it to the authorities; the authorities informed Radio San Paolo in Rome, large‑scale rescue operations were launched, and the Soviet ice‑breaker Krassin saved Biagi and the others on 12 July.
Compiled from Wikipedia. Automated record.