When the Bremen flyers sighted Polaris during their transatlantic flight, they realized that their compass was way off and changed course. They crash-landed on a frozen reservoir at the lighthouse of Greenly Island in the strait west of Newfoundland. Famous aviators Bernt Balchen and Floyd Bennett landed a Ford Tri-Motor bringing spare parts, but Bremen could not be flown out and its crew left with Balchen in the Tri-Motor. Bennett had caught pneumonia and died in Quebec City on 25 April, despite Lindbergh flying in serum. The story was a media hype and 60 journalists crowded the island. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

This photo is attributed to Boston photographer Leslie Jones, but was taken at Baldonel, Ireland in the early morning before Bremen took off for the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight from east to west. A very similar photo in the Bundesarchiv shows two other German planes in the background. Evidently the Germans brought their own ladder - it reads 'Lackerei' (paintshop)! Photo from: Boston Public Library

CF-AQW under restoration. It later crashed on take-off at Kootenay Lake, BC, on August 10, 1959. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Finally cancelled from the register in 1962. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

The Bremenhalle is not open to the general public anymore but reserved for events. Nevertheless, this somewhat acceptable shot could be taken from outside, through glass. After its historical 1928 Atlantic crossing upon which it suffered damage twice, the Bremen was repaired and shipped back to Germany. There, it was put on display, after which it was shipped to the US again, put on display again, and eventually flown to Germany once more aboard a C-160, decades later. The aircraft is on loan from the museum The Henry Ford.

VH-UIW was written off at Wau on October 18, 1932. The wreck was acquired by the Catholic Mission at Alexishafen and moved there with a view to a rebuild. It was still there when the Japanese invaded during World War II and suffered damage during Allied air raids. Danip airstrip fell out of use after the war and it and -UIW were claimed by the jungle. In the 1980s the Junkers was recovered by the PNG defence force first to Madang and then Lae for the National Museum. It is no longer shown as part of the collection.

Hans Bertram's 'interesting arrival' at Kalgoorlie in his Junkers W 33c D-1925 'Atlantis' (modified to W 33c3e in Mar 1934). This was after Bertram and Klausmann had been rescued from the Kimberley and their aircraft repaired. "Bertram surveys the busted piggery. 1932". Photo 3 from a series of 3.

Hans Bertram's 'interesting arrival' at Kalgoorlie in his Junkers W 33c D-1925 'Atlantis' (modified to W 33c3e in Mar 1934). This was after Bertram and Klausmann had been rescued from the Kimberley and their aircraft repaired. "Bertram finishes his run after going through two fences (cows & a piggery)". Photo 2 from a series of 3.

Hans Bertram's 'interesting arrival' at Kalgoorlie in his Junkers W 33c D-1925 'Atlantis' (modified to W 33c3e in Mar 1934). This was after Bertram and Klausmann had been rescued from the Kimberley and their aircraft repaired. "Kalgoorlie. Bertram overshoots in S-Westrer. 1932". Photo 1 from a series of 3.

The first prototype of the Junkers W33, first flown on 17 June 1926 from the river Elbe near Dessau. One month later two W33s took part in a seaplane competition at Warnemünde and D-921 took second prize. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

Flown from Germany to Australia as a floatplane by Hans Bertram and Adolph Klausman. Went missing after leaving Koepang May 14, 1932. Found in remote part of Western Australia on June 15 but crew had sailed off in one of the floats. They were found near death by Aborigines on June 22. D-1925 flown to Perth in September 1932 using a DH50 float. Converted to landplane. Bertram flew it across Australia and is the pilot in this John Harrison photo. With him is famed Scottish-Australian aviator Scotty Allan. Bertram later flew Atlantis back to Germany where it became D-OVYL.

The "Bremen" made the first successful transatlantic flight from east to west, on April 12/13, 1928.