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1st Transatlantic Flight

Germany · Government / Government of Germany. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1927Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1927

Rudolph Hess1927

Berlin · Government / Government of Germany

Writes to Henry Ford asking for 200,000 Marks to fly from Europe to America, refused

Names involved

Rudolph Hess

Provenance

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