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 the 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

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