Bremen Flight 75th Anniversary Re-enactment

[Frank (Admin)]

Hi Guys,

Tomorrow, April 12th, marks the 75th anniversary of first East-West non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by Captain Hermann Köhl (pilot), Captain James Fitzmaurice (co-pilot) and Baron Ehrenfried Guenther von Hünefeld (owner) in the Junkers W33L "Bremen". The flight was from Baldonnel, Ireland to Greenly Island, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.

The Air Corps KingAir is flying to Greenley Island in Canada at 06:38 tomorrow morning, Saturday the 12th April to re-enact the flight of the Bremen. At the controls will be the new GOC Air Corps, Brigadier General Ralph James. He will depart from the same spot and at same time that his predecessor Fitzmaurice flew from Baldonnel 75 years ago, and going by a news piece on TV3, the KingAir will be escorted part of the way by two Marchettis.


Regards,

Frank.

[FiannaFail]

Hope to meet you up in the Don for the event Frank.
Regards,
FiannaFail

[FiannaFail]

Sorry Frank but I missed you. Did you get to the Don in time?  I was on the look out but failed to meet up with you.
FF.

[Frank (Admin)]

Hi FF,

Sorry I wasn't in the Don, the fact that I wasn't invited might have had something to do with my non attendance, that and the fact that I was working. '>

It would have been nice to have seen the proceedings though.


Regards,

Frank.

[Frank (Admin)]

Hi Guys,

I just got this picture, it's the badge worn by the three man crew of the Air Corps Beech King Air 200 aircraft named "Fitz" who recently retraced the flight of the "Bremen".  They departed Baldonnel Aerodrome on the 12th April 2003 at the exact same time as the original flight, retracing the historic journey to Newfoundland.



This picture is courtesy of the Irish Military Insignia website


Regards,

Frank.

[Irish Marine]

Great information Frank!!!!

Well Frank,this site is great and the new board is also.
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[Frank (Admin)]

Hi Guys,

Watch out for Nationwide at 7pm on RTE1 tonight (5th May).  They are supposed to be showing an article on the Bremen re-enactment from a few weeks ago.


Regards,

Frank.  '>

[Frank (Admin)]

hi Guys,

Click here to watch the Nationwide article on the on the Bremen commemoration & re-emactment flight (You need RealOne Player):

Bremen article on Nationwide

It was a good programme, it's nice to see the Air Corps on the tv, not much good coverage of them lately.


Regards,

Frank.