Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld was a German aviation pioneer and initiator of the first transatlantic aeroplane flight from East to West.
Freiherr von Hünefeld
The Bremen after the transatlantic crossing
Junkers W 33
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The Junkers W 33 was a German 1920s single-engine low-wing monoplane transport aircraft that followed Junkers standard practice making extensive use of corrugated aluminium alloy over an aluminium all
Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
…flying in the opposite direction, which is more difficult because of the prevailing winds, became more and more popular. In 1927 Hünefeld bought two Junkers W 33 aircraft from the Junkers company in Dessau, naming them after the two Norddeutscher Lloyd flagships SS Bremen and SS Europa (unlikely as they did not…
Cross section of the W33 wing
Transatlantic W 33 on display at Bremen airport
Junkers W 33 first prototype D-921 at the Deutschen Seeflug competition, July 1926