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Hanna Reitsch demonstrated the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first fully controllable helicopter ( as opposed to autogyro ), in Berlin in 1938.

The Fw 200 flew nonstop between Berlin and New York City on August 10, 1938, making the journey in 24 hours and 56 minutes.

It was the first aircraft to fly that route without stopping.

The return trip on August 13, 1938 took 19 hours and 47 minutes.

These flights are commemorated with a plaque in the Böttcherstraße street of Bremen.