Artur de Sacadura Cabral

Artur de Sacadura Cabral
Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral

Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho together with Artur de Sacadura Cabral
Born 23 April 1881
Celorico da Beira, Portugal
Died 15 November 1924
Northern Sea[disambiguation needed ]
Cause of death Plane crash
Occupation Portuguese Navy officer
Parents Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral
Maria Augusta da Silva Esteves de Vasconcelos
Journey of Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho in the South Atlantic Ocean
Monument to Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho in Grândola (Portugal)

Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE (23 May 1881 – 15 November 1924), known simply as Sacadura Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐkɐˈduɾɐ kɐˈbɾaɫ]), was a Portuguese aviation pioneer who in 1922, together with Gago Coutinho (1869–1959), conducted the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean, and also the first using astronomical navigation only, from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He disappeared on 15 November 1924 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). The remains of the plane were found four days later, but there was no sign of the bodies.[citation needed]

A statue dedicated to these brave men is located in Lisbon. Another statue is located in his hometown, Celorico da Beira. Descendants of Sacadura Cabral can still be found in aviation, including an American flight medic in the U.S. Air Force.

He was the granduncle of Portuguese politicians Miguel Portas and Paulo Portas.


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