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- Aer Lingus Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" East-West Transatlantic Flight - Ireland's postal service partnered with airline Aer Lingus in 1978 to issue this commemorative first-day cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the <em>Bremen</em>. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the <em>Bremen</em>'s flight -- from Baldonnel, Ireland, to Greenly Island, Canada -- was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- 1928
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Aer Lingus Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" East-West Transatlantic Flight
Ireland's postal service partnered with airline Aer Lingus in 1978 to issue this commemorative first-day cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the Bremen. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the Bremen's flight -- from Baldonnel, Ireland, to Greenly Island, Canada -- was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- "Fitzmaurice, von Huenefeld and Koehl," Dedicated to the Crew of the Bremen, 1928 - Irishman James Fitzmaurice and Germans Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld and Hermann Kohl made the first successful nonstop east-to-west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Their crossing, completed on April 12-13, 1928, against difficult prevailing winds, was made in the Junkers W33 airplane <em>Bremen</em>. The three men were celebrated in this song written by Jean Herbert and Al Koppell.
- April 01, 1928
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"Fitzmaurice, von Huenefeld and Koehl," Dedicated to the Crew of the Bremen, 1928
Irishman James Fitzmaurice and Germans Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld and Hermann Kohl made the first successful nonstop east-to-west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Their crossing, completed on April 12-13, 1928, against difficult prevailing winds, was made in the Junkers W33 airplane Bremen. The three men were celebrated in this song written by Jean Herbert and Al Koppell.
- Commemorative Postage Stamp for the 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" Transatlantic Flight - West Germany's postal service issued this commemorative postage stamp in 1979 to mark the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the <em>Bremen</em>. Crewed by Germans Hermann Kohl and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, and Irishman James Fitzmaurice, the <em>Bremen</em>'s flight was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Commemorative Postage Stamp for the 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" Transatlantic Flight
West Germany's postal service issued this commemorative postage stamp in 1979 to mark the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the Bremen. Crewed by Germans Hermann Kohl and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, and Irishman James Fitzmaurice, the Bremen's flight was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- Commemorative Postage Stamp for the 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" Transatlantic Flight - Hungary's postal service issued this commemorative postage stamp in 1978 to mark the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the <em>Bremen</em>. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the <em>Bremen</em>'s flight was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Commemorative Postage Stamp for the 50th Anniversary of the 1928 "Bremen" Transatlantic Flight
Hungary's postal service issued this commemorative postage stamp in 1978 to mark the 50th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the Bremen. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the Bremen's flight was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.