IRELAND AVIATION : “Bremen “ Aviators make first east - west Trans-atlantic flight (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The first East -West Translatlantic flight took off from Baldonnel ,Ireland on April 12 and landed in Greenly Island, Labrador ,Canada on 13 April 1928. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION - CAPTION “BRAVO BREMEN“ - BALDONNEL, IRELAND TO GREENLY ISLAND. LABRADOR - GERMAN ALL METAL PLANE ACCOMPLISHES FIRST EAST- TO - WEST TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT Baldonnel ,Ireland ( April 12, 1928) “Bremen“ D-1167 aircraft / preparations for take -off/ ,,men working on engine /“Junker “ sign seen on side of plane CAPTION - COMDT FITMAURICE (RIGHT) OF IRISH AIR FORCE ACCOMPANIED CAPT KOHL AND BARON VON HUNEFELD AS CO-PILOT posibly Baron Guether Von Hunefeld (left) and Commandant James Fitzmaurice (right) Plane taking off / crowd waving goodbye CAPTION - JOY AFTER ANXIETY - MRS FITZMAURICE AND CHILD Mrs James Fitzmaurice with girl Background: The first East -West Translatlant