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- Die Bremen D 1167 ist ein Flugzeug vom Typ Junkers W 33, mit dem der erste erfolgreiche Transatlantikflug eines Flugzeugs von Ost nach West gelang. Vorher gab es das nur mit Luftschiffen. (de)
- 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. After weather delays lasting 17 days, the Bremen left Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland, on April 12 with a three man crew, arriving at Greenly Island, Canada, on April 13, after a flight fraught with difficult conditions and compass problems. 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. For this new attempt, they were joined by a third crewman, Irish navigator Major James Fitzmaurice. Fitzmaurice had also previously attempted the crossing, as co-pilot of the Princess Xenia (aircraft) with Robert Henry McIntosh, but they had to abandon the attempt due to high headwinds in September 1927. (en)
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- Die Bremen D 1167 ist ein Flugzeug vom Typ Junkers W 33, mit dem der erste erfolgreiche Transatlantikflug eines Flugzeugs von Ost nach West gelang. Vorher gab es das nur mit Luftschiffen. (de)
- 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. After weather delays lasting 17 days, the Bremen left Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland, on April 12 with a three man crew, arriving at Greenly Island, Canada, on April 13, after a flight fraught with difficult conditions and compass problems. (en)
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