Diversity in Numismatics
Cayman Islands


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Set Details
Coin Description: MEDAL 1928 GERMANY KAISER-931 AR 36mm
Grade: NGC MEDAL AU 58
Owner: RAM-VT
 
Set Category: Other (Diverse collecting in the style of Garrett while on a very limited budget)
Set Name: Diversity in Numismatics
Slot Name: Cayman Islands
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

This medal commemorates the first Europe to North America flight. After Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic in West-East direction in May 1927, the idea of starting in Europe to cross in East-West direction, which is more difficult because of the dominating wind conditions, became more and more popular. In 1927 Hünefeld bought two Junkers W33 planes of Junkers (Aircraft) in Dessau, naming them after the two North German Lloyd Flagship projects "Bremen" and "Europa". His plans were supported by Hugo Junkers and Hermann Köhl, a World War I pilot and head of the Lufthansa Nightflight Branch. After some test flights, breaking the record of flight duration, Hünefeld and Köhl started in April 1928 and flew to Baldonnel, Ireland, where they met James C. Fitzmaurice, the Irish Air Corps Commandant of the Baldonnel Airodrome. On April 12, 1928 these three men left Baldonnel with the Bremen and managed to cross the Atlantic Ocean, landing at Greenly Island at the Southcoast of Labrador, Canada. Even though they missed their initial aim, New York, they were the first to cross the Atlantic from Europe to America. Aviators recognized the significance of this flight but for the general public it was sort of ho hum since one person made the crossing a year earlier. Census – NGC does not provide population info on items such as this.

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