28 November 1938 – Fw 200 Condor begins its record flight from Berlin to Tokyo — On 28 November 1938, the first prototype of the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor transport aircraft began its record flight from Berlin to Tokyo. The journey, which included stops in Basra, Karachi and Hanoi,...

87 years ago today, on 28 November 1938, the #Fockewulf #Fw200 Condor transport #aircraft began its #recordflight from #Berlin to #Tokyo, successfully completing it less than forty-eight hours later.
You can read more about this flight in our today's article from #aviation #history #Friday series.

Peter Cueno, Bert Padelt, and Alicia Hempleman-Adams

The Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer gas balloon

Preparing for launch

The balloon moments after launch

Safe journey to Bert Padelt, Peter Cueno, and Alicia Hempleman-Adams as they fly a gas balloon across the Atlantic! Follow their track here: my.yb.tl/Torabhaig?fb...

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#torabhaigatlanticexplorer #BFAballooning #recordflight

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