Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE (23 May 1881 – 15 November 1924), known simply as Sacadura Cabral (), 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. 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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File:First South TransAtlantic flight monument in Lisbon.jpg|Lisbon monument to the flight
File:First South TransAtlantic flight monument route in Lisbon.jpg|Lisbon monument of the route
File:Vuelo Gago Coutinho y Sacadura Cabral.svg|Route of the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air
Image:Monumentoa Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral em Grândola.JPG|Monument to Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho in Grândola (Portugal)
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