Sacadura Cabral
naval officer · aviator
Portuguese naval aviator who, with Gago Coutinho, piloted the 1921 Lisbon–Funchal flight and the 1922 Lisbon–Rio de Janeiro flight. He is commemorated in Funchal by the Monumento aos Aviadores and by the Pontinha road, renamed rua Sacadura Cabral in 1922.
1Mentioned in
- São Francisco (street) — Portuguese aviator, companion of Gago Coutinho on the 1921 flight.
- Monument to the Aviators — Aviator who, with Gago Coutinho, flew from Lisbon to Funchal, commemorated by this monument.
- Pontinha (locality, road, islets and mole) — Aviator after whom the Pontinha road was named rua Sacadura Cabral in 1922.
- Sabão (street) — Aviator who, with Gago Coutinho, completed the Lisbon–Rio flight commemorated here.
- Aviation — Naval aviator who piloted the 1921 Lisbon–Madeira flight and the 1922 Lisbon–Rio de Janeiro flight.
2Chronology
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Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral made the first flight from Lisbon to Funchal in the seaplane F-3.
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The monument to the aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral was inaugurated in the Jardim Municipal.
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Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral completed their Lisbon–Rio de Janeiro flight, and Funchal celebrated their arrival from 17 to 20 June.
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Funchal council renamed streets in honour of the aviators, naming one 'rua 17 de Junho de 1922' and the Pontinha road rua Sacadura Cabral.
3Places mentioned
Abroad