Navy Federal Credit Union

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Baron Gunther Van Huenefeld, a German Civilian, for extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight. Baron Von Huenefeld, with his two companions, on 12 – 13 April 1928, by their exceptional skill and resourcefulness, succeeded in making the first Westward nonstop transatlantic flight by airplane from Europe to North America.

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