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This silver plaque commemorates "The Flight of the Bremen", which was the first successful East-West transatlantic flight to be made.

The first transatlantic flights were made in a West-East direction, but the severe winds and greater flight time made the flight from Europe to North America far more dangerous. There were ten unsuccessful East-West transatlantic attempts in which seven lives were lost. This achievement was finally made in April of 1928, when the Bremen, piloted by Koehl, Von Hunefeld, and Fitzmaurice departed from Baldonnel Aerodrome on Thursday 12th April 1928 and landed on Greenly Island in Labrador the following day.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1928 Country of Origin Germany Type AWARDS-Trophies Physical Description The silver "Bremen" commemorative plaque has a relief of the Junkers "Bremen" aircraft depicted in the center. Enameled United States, German, and Irish Republic flags are depicted below the aircraft. A enameled white pennant and enameled white flag with a crossed blue anchor and key is located in the upper left corner. There are red enamel letter text "EINHOLUNG DER OCEANFLIEGER JUNI 1928" across the top of the plaque and the pilots' names on three black enamel discs below each flag "Koehl, Hunefeld, Fitzmaurice". Dimensions 3-D: 7.6 × 0.5 × 11.1cm (3 × 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.)
 Materials Silver Alloy
Enamel
Copper Alloy
White Metal Plating
 Inventory Number A19800458000 Credit Line Donated by Charles J. Leary Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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