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April 12, 1928

On April 12, 1928, the Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. James Ivory, James Ivory, James Ivory would arrive in the same year.

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1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1928th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 928th year of the 2nd millennium, the 28th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1920s decade.

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On April 12, 1928

  1. 1928 The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.

    Historic German Junkers W 33 aircraft

    The Bremen is a German Junkers W 33 aircraft that made the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west on April 12 and 13, 1928.

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James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Ivory 1928– American director, producer, and screenwriter

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