Bottle of "Pilot's Beer," Commemorating the Transatlantic Flight of the Airplane "Bremen"
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German beermaker Engel Brewery produced this bottle of Fliegerbier -- "Pilot's Beer" in English -- in 1998 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the Bremen. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the Bremen's flight was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
German beermaker Engel Brewery produced this bottle of Fliegerbier -- "Pilot's Beer" in English -- in 1998 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of the Bremen. Crewed by Hermann Kohl, James Fitzmaurice, and Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, the Bremen's flight was the first east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing westerly winds.
Artifact
Bottle
Date Made
1998
Subject Date
1928
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2018.134.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas Huenefeld.
Material
Metal
Color
Silver (Color)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Diameter: 2.625 in
Inscriptions
on front of bottle: Heroic pioneer flights - milestones in the history of flying. / First non-stop flight Europe-America in April 1928 from Ireland to New Foundland. Kohl, v.Hunefeld and Fitzmaurice with the Junkers W-33 "Bremen" / Pilot's beer on back of bottle: BEER / Brewed and bottled by - / ENGEL-BRAUEREI SCHWABISCH GMUDN / GERMANY / Best before end (see top): on top of cap: L.Nr.C.3. / 04/97 / P 17
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