Qualla: 1932 Kimberley Rescue https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:27 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: 1932 Kimberley Rescue https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue 1932 Kimberley Rescue: Introduction https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue/ At midnight on 14 May 1932, pilot Hans Bertram and mechanic Adolph Klausmann lifted off from Koepang in Dutch Timor aboard a Junkers W 33 seaplane they had named Atlantis, pointed south toward Darwin, and flew into a storm that would cost them everything except their lives. By the time they were found, 53 days later, they were sheltering under a rock ledge on the Kimberley coast: barefoot, naked, deranged from thirst and heat, kept alive by the knowledge that somewhere nearby, people had seen them.

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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/q/v/6/y/1932-kimberley-rescue-wp/qv6y-1932-kimberley-rescue-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full 1932 Kimberley Rescue: The Ambition and the Storm https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue/ The flight had started grandly enough. On 29 February 1932, four men — pilot Bertram, co-pilot Thom, mechanic Klausmann, and cameraman Alexander von Lagorio — had flown out of Cologne on a round-the-world attempt intended partly to find markets for Germany's aviation industry. Ov...

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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/q/v/6/y/1932-kimberley-rescue-wp/qv6y-1932-kimberley-rescue-the-ambition-and-the-storm.mp3 0:06 2 full 1932 Kimberley Rescue: Fifty-Three Days in the Kimberley https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue/ Isolated and surrounded by harsh bush, the men tried to signal for help and found none. With only 15 litres of fuel, Bertram attempted a takeoff and flew another 35 kilometres before the engine quit for good. Unable to find water, they tried to walk back to a bay where an Aborigi...

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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/q/v/6/y/1932-kimberley-rescue-wp/qv6y-1932-kimberley-rescue-fifty-three-days-in-the-kimberley.mp3 0:06 3 full 1932 Kimberley Rescue: Found by Balanggarra People https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue/ The search for the two men mobilised ships, aircraft, and overland parties from multiple countries. A Dutch gunboat sailed from Surabaya. West Australian Airways chartered a de Havilland DH.50 mail plane for the search. The seaplane was located on 15 June on a beach near Rocky Is...

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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/q/v/6/y/1932-kimberley-rescue-wp/qv6y-1932-kimberley-rescue-found-by-balanggarra-people.mp3 0:06 4 full 1932 Kimberley Rescue: Aftermath and Echo https://qualla.com/1932-kimberley-rescue/ Bertram recovered and became a celebrity. He flew into Perth's Maylands Aerodrome to a crowd of 6,000. He retrieved the Junkers seaplane in September, fitted a new float, and flew it to Matilda Bay on the Swan River. Klausmann went home by steamer and never fully recovered. Bertr...

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