Sacadura Cabral

Military careerAllegiance PortugalService/branch Portuguese Navy

Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE (23 May 1881 – 15 November 1924), known simply as Sacadura Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐkɐˈðuɾɐ kɐˈβɾal]), was a Portuguese aviation pioneer. He, together with fellow aviator Gago Coutinho, conducted the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean in 1922, and also the first using only astronomical navigation, from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Disappearance and aftermath

On 15 November 1924, he disappeared while flying over the English Channel, along with his co-pilot, Mechanical Corporal José Correia, due to fog and his shortening eyesight (which never kept him from flying). Although some mechanical wreckage from his seaplane was discovered four days later, the bodies were never recovered. ^[1] A statue dedicated to them is located in Lisbon. Another statue is located in his hometown, Celorico da Beira. He was the granduncle of Portuguese politicians Miguel Portas and Paulo Portas.

See also

• List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea

Gallery

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  Lisbon monument to the flight
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  Lisbon monument of the route
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  Route of the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air
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  Monument to Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho in Grândola (Portugal)

References

External links

• Works by or about Sacadura Cabral at Internet Archive