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Auction 38  24-27 Sep 2020
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Lot 3324

Starting price: 40 USD
Price realized: 60 USD
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FINLAND: AE medal (50.84g), 1932, 45mm, bronze medal, Captain Väinö Elias Bremer flight from Helsinki to Cape Town March 19 to May 21, 1932; portrait of the pilot left // KAPT. BREMERIN AFRIKAN LENTO / 19 19/3 - 21/5 32 around map of Africa and flight path, EF, R. One of the most well-known names of Finnish civil aviation in the 1930s was Captain Väinö Bremer who made international headlines with his flight adventures. Bremer flew several record long flights with his Junkers A 50 Junior sports plane in the early 30s: first, around Europe in 1931, then, a total of 30,000 kilometers from Helsinki to Cape Town and back in 1932. Bremer's aircraft Junkers A50 Junior, or "Junnu" for short, is currently on display at Helsinki Airport.

Estimate: 60-80 USD
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