Bremen (aircraft)

The Bremen is a German Junkers W 33 aircraft that made the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west on April 12 and 13, 1928.Owner Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld, a wealthy German aristocrat, and pilot Captain Hermann Köhl had made an all-German attempt at the feat in 1927, but had to abandon it due to bad weather.It was forwarded by land lines across Canada and via Radio Corporation of America (RCA) station WCC at Chatham, Massachusetts, for transmission to New York City.A short time later, a second message was sent: "German plane Bremen landed Greenly Island, noon, slightly damaged, crew well."[4] Back in Ireland on 30 June 1928, they were bestowed the Freedom of the City of Dublin in recognition of their trans-Atlantic flight achievement[5][6] Later in 1928 they published a book about their experience called (in English) The Three Musketeers of the Air.
The Bremen in Baldonnel getting ready for take-off
Map in the April 16, 1928 New York Times showing relief expeditions for the Bremen and the location of the island where it landed
Celebratory parade in New York City (April 30, 1928)
The Bremen in modern times
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