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__NOTOC__ The ''Bremen'' is a German Junkers W 33 aircraft that made the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west between April 12 and 13, 1928. The Bremen left Baldonnel Aerodrome, Ireland on April 12 and flew to Greenly Island, Canada, arriving on April 13, after a flight fraught with difficult conditions and compass problems. The crew consisted of pilot Captain Hermann Köhl, the navigator, Major James Fitzmaurice, and the owner of the aircraft, Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld. ==Flight log== * 12 Apr, 05:09 GMT: Started engine of the ''Bremen'' at Baldonnel Aerodrome (about southwest of Dublin). * 12 Apr, 05:38 GMT: Lifted off from Baldonnel Airport and headed west. * 12 Apr, 07:05 GMT: The ''Bremen'' passed the Slyne Head Lighthouse in County Galway, started across the Atlantic, and headed for Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York while maintaining an altitude of and an airspeed of * 12 Apr, 09:00 GMT: The crew started their first meal aloft: hot bouillon and sandwiches. * 12 Apr, 13:45 GMT: Bremen crossed the 30th meridian west. Surface speed was over . * 12 Apr, 16:00 GMT: Bremen climbed to . * 12 Apr, 21:00 GMT: Crew made their last drift calculation. When the sun disappeared and the clouds obscured the stars, the ''Bremen'' climbed to . Köhl estimated that they were then about three hours from land. If they had been able to stay on course, his estimate would have proven to have been correct. In fact, without the aid of the north star, they then relied on a magnetic compass and drifted far off course toward the north. * 13 Apr, 06:50 GMT: They saw Polaris again. James then estimated that their magnetic compass was in error by 40 degrees. Köhl immediately turned southwesterly to follow the east coast of North America towards Mitchel Field on New York's Long Island, which was then about south of the ''Bremen''. They flew among the Torngat Mountains of Labrador and then (without recognizing any landmarks) followed the George River upstream. In order to minimize the adverse effect of a strong southwest wind, Köhl descended into the George River Valley and flew at an altitude of . * 13 Apr, 14:00 GMT: The Bremen passed over the lakes at the source of the George. The crew saw nobody on the ground but people on the ground sighted the plane. * 13 Apr, 15:00 GMT: The Bremen was seen flying over North West River on the shore of Lake Melville. * 13 April: At about 17:50 GMT, with about two hours of fuel remaining, and only a general knowledge of their location, the crew spotted a lighthouse on an island with a pack of dogs and four people. The island was Greenly Island in the Strait of Belle Isle, which separates Newfoundland from Labrador and Quebec on the mainland. Greenly Island is about inside the boundary of the province of Quebec. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bremen (aircraft)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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