Atlantic Flown Westward For First Time! (1928)

Full titles read: ’Atlantic flown Westward for first time! - Baron Von Hunefeld, Capt. Koehl & Cmdt. Fitzmaurice of the Irish Air Force, set off on the great adventure in giant all-metal Junker ’plane “Bremen“.’ Baldonnel, Nr Dublin, Eire (Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland). M/Ss panning along the length of the aeroplane shows it being prepared for flight. M/S of the plane on the tarmac as the propellor starts up. L/S of the ’plane taking off from an airfield. L/S of an icy coastline - probably Greenly Island, Greenland (?). M/S of a huge iceberg. M/S of the men standing outside the ’Bremen’, smoking cigarettes; C/U of one of the men - horrible teeth! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than