On this day 12 April in Irish History

Does the fact that it is also my birthday count?

notdevsson wrote:

Does the fact that it is also my birthday count?

Aries - could have guessed.

Have a good one.

notdevsson wrote:

Does the fact that it is also my birthday count?

Have a nice one!

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12 April 1928: First aircraft to make the East – West crossing of the Atlantic. The crew was Colonel James Fitzmaurice, Captain Kohl, and Baron von Heunfeld. They left Baldonnel airfield on the aircraft ‘Bremen’ and flew all the way to Greenly Island, Newfoundland, where they made a forced landing after a flight of 2,300 miles in just over 36 hours.

I have a notion there's a monument and all kinds of recognition of Fitzmaurice in Portlaoise. A very interesting airplane artwork and a place named after him.

Kate P wrote:

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12 April 1928: First aircraft to make the East – West crossing of the Atlantic. The crew was Colonel James Fitzmaurice, Captain Kohl, and Baron von Heunfeld. They left Baldonnel airfield on the aircraft ‘Bremen’ and flew all the way to Greenly Island, Newfoundland, where they made a forced landing after a flight of 2,300 miles in just over 36 hours.

I have a notion there's a monument and all kinds of recognition of Fitzmaurice in Portlaoise. A very interesting airplane artwork and a place named after him.

How very brave they were, the early pilots. Did I here that something like the first ten or elevent to try the Atlantic didn't make it? Much more dangerous that today's space travel, which is an amazing thought.