Bremen transatlantic flight
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The Bremen transatlantic flight was the pioneering 1928 east-to-west nonstop crossing of the Atlantic by a German-Irish crew, marking a major milestone in aviation history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bremen transatlantic flight canonical | 3 |
| Transatlantic flight of the Bremen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9982673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bremen transatlantic flight Context triple: [Hermann Köhl, notableEvent, Bremen transatlantic flight]
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A.
South Pole flight of 1929
The South Pole flight of 1929 was the pioneering Antarctic aviation expedition during which Richard E. Byrd and his crew made one of the first aerial journeys over the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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B.
Jet Over the Atlantic
"Jet Over the Atlantic" is a 1959 American disaster film about a transatlantic flight in peril, starring Guy Madison.
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C.
Seagull Line
The Seagull Line is the nickname for the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro, one of the main rapid transit routes serving Portugal’s capital city.
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D.
Hindenburg disaster
The Hindenburg disaster was the 1937 explosion and fire of the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg in New Jersey, a highly publicized catastrophe that marked the end of the airship era.
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E.
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German passenger airship best known for its catastrophic 1937 disaster that marked the end of the airship era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bremen transatlantic flight Target entity description: The Bremen transatlantic flight was the pioneering 1928 east-to-west nonstop crossing of the Atlantic by a German-Irish crew, marking a major milestone in aviation history.
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A.
South Pole flight of 1929
The South Pole flight of 1929 was the pioneering Antarctic aviation expedition during which Richard E. Byrd and his crew made one of the first aerial journeys over the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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B.
Jet Over the Atlantic
"Jet Over the Atlantic" is a 1959 American disaster film about a transatlantic flight in peril, starring Guy Madison.
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C.
Seagull Line
The Seagull Line is the nickname for the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro, one of the main rapid transit routes serving Portugal’s capital city.
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D.
Hindenburg disaster
The Hindenburg disaster was the 1937 explosion and fire of the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg in New Jersey, a highly publicized catastrophe that marked the end of the airship era.
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E.
LZ 129 Hindenburg
LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German passenger airship best known for its catastrophic 1937 disaster that marked the end of the airship era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation milestone
ⓘ
transatlantic flight ⓘ |
| aircraft | Junkers W 33 ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Junkers ⓘ |
| aircraftName | Bremen ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | D-1167 ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-engine monoplane ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | first successful east-to-west nonstop transatlantic flight ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
plaques and memorials in Canada
ⓘ
plaques and memorials in Ireland ⓘ |
| coPilot | James C. Fitzmaurice ⓘ |
| countryOfAircraftRegistration | Germany ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Baron Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld
ⓘ
Hermann Köhl ⓘ James C. Fitzmaurice ⓘ |
| crewNationality |
German
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| date | 1928-04-12 ⓘ |
| destination | Greenly Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| destinationRegion | Labrador ⓘ |
| direction | east-to-west ⓘ |
| distance | approximately 3,000 miles ⓘ |
| endDate | 1928-04-13 ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| flightDuration | approximately 36 hours ⓘ |
| followedBy | increased interest in commercial transatlantic air routes ⓘ |
| landingLocationDetail | frozen surface near Greenly Island ⓘ |
| landingTime | 1928-04-13T17:50:00Z ⓘ |
| landingType | emergency landing ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspired later transatlantic record flights
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strengthened German and Irish reputations in aviation history ⓘ |
| navigator | Ehrenfried von Hünefeld ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating feasibility of regular transatlantic air travel
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first successful nonstop fixed-wing flight from Europe to North America against prevailing winds ⓘ |
| oceanCrossed | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| origin | Baldonnel Aerodrome ⓘ |
| originCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| pilot | Hermann Köhl ⓘ |
| precededBy | east-to-west transatlantic attempts that failed or were incomplete ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major achievement in early aviation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international press ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
navigation difficulties
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severe headwinds ⓘ |
| sponsor | Ehrenfried von Hünefeld ⓘ |
| takeoffTime | 1928-04-12T05:38:00Z ⓘ |
| year | 1928 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bremen transatlantic flight Description of subject: The Bremen transatlantic flight was the pioneering 1928 east-to-west nonstop crossing of the Atlantic by a German-Irish crew, marking a major milestone in aviation history.
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