No. 135 NAI DT S5659
Telegram from William T. Cosgrave to the Irish Legation, Washington DC
(Washington DC)
(Copy)
Dublin, 13 April 1928
President Cosgrave to-night sent the following message to the Legation at Washington to be conveyed to Commandant Fitzmaurice:
| 'To the crew of the Bremen, and particularly to yourself as an Officer of the Irish Air Force, I tender my heartiest congratulations on sharing the first flight from Europe to America. Your achievement will be notable in history. Ireland is proud of your gallant part in this great advance towards conquest of the air. Please convey to Baron von Huenfeld and Captain Koehl my admiration and congratulations.' |