Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr[1] von Hünefeld (1 May 1892 – 5 February 1929) was a German aviation pioneer and initiator of the first transatlantic aeroplane flight from East to West.

After the end of World War I, he stayed in the Netherlands for one and a half years with the German Crown Prince Wilhelm[citation needed], before returning to Germany, where he worked as a spokesman for the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping company in Bremen.

After Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic from West to East in May 1927, the idea of flying in the opposite direction, which is more difficult because of the prevailing winds, became more and more popular.

His plans were supported by Hugo Junkers and Hermann Köhl, a World War I pilot and head of the Deutsche Luft Hansa Nightflight Branch.

On 12 April 1928, these three left Baldonnel in the Bremen and crossed the Atlantic Ocean, landing at Greenly Island on the south coast of Labrador, Canada.