[Bremen flight 1928. Irish celebrations in Limerick]

[Bremen flight 1928. Irish celebrations in Limerick]

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Independent Newspapers (Firm)
Summary:The first east-west non-stop transatlantic flight, in April 1928, flew from Baldonnel, Ireland to Greenly Island, Canada, in a Junkers W 33 monoplane, the "Bremen". The crew of the Bremen were Capt. Herman Köhl, Col. James Fitzmaurice and Baron Gunther Von Hünefeld. This photograph shows the crew of the Bremen received with a guard of honour at Limerick Railway Station. (Source: NLI Flickr Photostream, 2011).
Format: Photo
Published / Created: July 1928.
Subjects:
Transatlantic flights > History > 20th century
Aeronautics > 1920-1930
Honor guards > Ireland > Limerick > 1920-1930
Glass negatives > Irish > 1920-1930
Notes:Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/5474414788/

Physical description: 1 photograph : glass negative ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm.

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INDH808
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