33:
219:
103:
236:
crossed the
Atlantic from West to East in May 1927, the idea of flying in the opposite direction, which is more difficult because of the prevailing winds, became more and more popular. In 1927 Hünefeld bought two
322:, they were the first to cross the Atlantic from Europe to America. By a special act of the Congress of the United States on 2 May 1928, Hünefeld and his two companions were awarded the
461:
182:
as a volunteer but was rejected due to his poor health. After that, he volunteered again as a motorcyclist and was wounded in
September 1914 in
608:
186:, which led to a shortened left leg. Due to his handicaps, he could not return to service and joined the German Diplomatic Service, serving in
573:
603:
349:
After they arrived in Tokyo on 20 October, the flight was abandoned because of poor weather conditions and Hünefeld's declining health.
323:
598:
593:
343:
588:
578:
544:
525:
198:. After the end of World War I, he stayed in the Netherlands for one and a half years with the German Crown Prince
199:
162:
in his right, and his childhood was characterized by several serious diseases. After attending school in
334:
On 18 September 1928, von Hünefeld and
Swedish pilot Karl Gunnar Lindner took off from Berlin in the
289:
32:
280:
After some test flights, and breaking the record for flight duration, Hünefeld and Köhl flew to
583:
307:
171:
568:
563:
8:
273:
203:
179:
297:
281:
540:
521:
302:
233:
224:
167:
138:
pioneer and initiator of the first transatlantic aeroplane flight from East to West.
257:
250:
293:
399:). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are
268:
353:
191:
557:
319:
155:
346:
who went on to complete the first solo circumnavigation principally by air.
147:
56:
477:
264:
238:
159:
151:
60:
263:(unlikely as they did not exist at the time). His plans were supported by
218:
436:
195:
175:
202:, before returning to Germany, where he worked as a spokesman for the
382:
359:
311:
183:
135:
339:
285:
242:
107:
102:
315:
246:
207:
170:
and came in contact with the first flight pioneers at Berlin's
163:
78:
509:
392:
187:
507:
Hofbauer, Michael; Leder, Dieter; Schmelzle, Peter (2003).
437:"Baron Hunefeld and Lindner Round-The-World Flight Attempt"
249:, naming them after the two Norddeutscher Lloyd flagships
318:. Even though they failed to reach their original goal,
213:
506:
300:. On 12 April 1928, these three left Baldonnel in the
420:
158:, where he grew up. He was blind in his left eye and
329:
555:
491:Trutz Tod – Des jungen Hünefeld Werden und Weg
352:Hünefeld died in February 1929 in Berlin from
154:, the son of the owner of Braxeinswalde near
406:
400:
380:
134:(1 May 1892 – 5 February 1929) was a German
125:First transatlantic flight from East to West
534:
338:in an attempt to fly around the world. In
306:and crossed the Atlantic Ocean, landing at
31:
421:von Koenig-Warthausen, Baron F K (1930).
414:
217:
194:, and as an Imperial Vice Consul in the
132:Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
25:Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
556:
515:
497:
488:
271:, a World War I pilot and head of the
91:Landeseigener Friedhof Berlin-Steglitz
609:Deaths from stomach cancer in Germany
604:German Army personnel of World War I
476:
344:Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen
214:First east-west transatlantic flight
13:
574:Military personnel from Königsberg
14:
620:
535:Blendermann, Karl-August (1995).
387:is a former title (translated as
228:after the transatlantic crossing
101:
482:The Three Musketeers Of The Air
599:German aviation record holders
455:
429:
373:
358:Landeseigener Friedhof Berlin-
330:Round-the-world flight attempt
1:
470:
366:
141:
594:20th-century German aviation
500:Hünefeld – Ein Leben der Tat
7:
10:
625:
498:Walter, Friedrich (1930).
489:Walter, Friedrich (1929).
379:Regarding personal names:
324:Distinguished Flying Cross
121:
113:
96:
86:
67:
42:
30:
23:
589:German aviation pioneers
579:People from East Prussia
516:Hotson, Fred W (1996).
502:. Ernte-Verlag Potsdam.
493:. Ernte-Verlag Potsdam.
441:Round the World Flights
178:, he tried to join the
16:German aviation pioneer
423:Wings Around the World
407:
401:
381:
310:on the south coast of
229:
174:. At the beginning of
172:Johannisthal Air Field
356:and is buried in the
221:
146:Hünefeld was born in
37:Freiherr von Hünefeld
539:. Verlag Hauschild.
290:James C. Fitzmaurice
277:Nightflight Branch.
206:shipping company in
537:Atlantikflug D 1167
511:. Deutsche Post AG.
298:Baldonnel Airodrome
274:Deutsche Luft Hansa
204:Norddeutscher Lloyd
296:Commandant of the
241:aircraft from the
230:
180:German Air Service
342:, Iran, they met
288:, where they met
234:Charles Lindbergh
168:Berlin University
129:
128:
616:
550:
531:
512:
503:
494:
485:
464:
459:
453:
452:
450:
448:
433:
427:
426:
418:
412:
410:
404:
398:
395:
390:
386:
377:
166:, he studied at
106:
105:
74:
52:
50:
35:
21:
20:
624:
623:
619:
618:
617:
615:
614:
613:
554:
553:
547:
528:
520:. NARA-Verlag.
473:
468:
467:
460:
456:
446:
444:
435:
434:
430:
419:
415:
396:
391:
388:
378:
374:
369:
332:
294:Irish Air Corps
216:
156:Preußisch Eylau
144:
100:
82:
76:
72:
71:5 February 1929
63:
54:
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
622:
612:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
552:
551:
545:
532:
526:
513:
504:
495:
486:
472:
469:
466:
465:
454:
428:
413:
371:
370:
368:
365:
354:stomach cancer
331:
328:
308:Greenly Island
215:
212:
192:Constantinople
143:
140:
127:
126:
123:
122:Known for
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
77:
75:(aged 36)
69:
65:
64:
55:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
621:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
584:German barons
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
561:
559:
548:
546:3-929902-71-0
542:
538:
533:
529:
527:3-925671-22-6
523:
519:
514:
510:
505:
501:
496:
492:
487:
483:
479:
478:Kohl, Hermann
475:
474:
463:
458:
442:
438:
432:
424:
417:
409:
403:
394:
385:
384:
376:
372:
364:
362:
361:
355:
350:
347:
345:
341:
337:
327:
325:
321:
320:New York City
317:
313:
309:
305:
304:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
278:
276:
275:
270:
266:
262:
261:
255:
254:
248:
244:
240:
235:
227:
226:
220:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
139:
137:
133:
124:
120:
116:
112:
109:
104:
99:
95:
92:
89:
87:Resting place
85:
80:
70:
66:
62:
58:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
536:
517:
508:
499:
490:
481:
457:
445:. Retrieved
440:
431:
422:
416:
375:
357:
351:
348:
335:
333:
301:
279:
272:
269:Hermann Köhl
265:Hugo Junkers
259:
252:
239:Junkers W 33
231:
223:
160:near-sighted
152:East Prussia
145:
131:
130:
90:
73:(1929-02-05)
61:East Prussia
18:
569:1929 deaths
564:1892 births
245:company in
196:Netherlands
176:World War I
97:Nationality
558:Categories
518:Die Bremen
471:Literature
447:5 December
367:References
363:cemetery.
148:Königsberg
142:Early life
114:Occupation
57:Königsberg
53:1 May 1892
49:1892-05-01
484:. Putnam.
462:Berlin.de
282:Baldonnel
81:, Germany
480:(1928).
402:Freifrau
383:Freiherr
360:Steglitz
312:Labrador
258:SS
251:SS
184:Flanders
136:aviation
340:Bushire
286:Ireland
243:Junkers
200:Wilhelm
117:Aviator
543:
524:
443:. 2009
408:Freiin
336:Europa
316:Canada
303:Bremen
292:, the
260:Europa
253:Bremen
247:Dessau
232:After
225:Bremen
208:Bremen
164:Berlin
108:German
79:Berlin
393:Baron
188:Sofia
541:ISBN
522:ISBN
449:2011
405:and
267:and
256:and
222:The
68:Died
43:Born
560::
439:.
326:.
314:,
284:,
210:.
190:,
150:,
59:,
549:.
530:.
451:.
425:.
411:.
397:'
389:'
51:)
47:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
