Artur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE (23 May 1881 – 15 November 1924), known simply as Sacadura Cabral (), was a Portuguese

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pioneer. He, together with fellow aviator

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, conducted the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean in 1922, and also the first using only astronomical navigation, from

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, to

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Disappearance and aftermath

On 15 November 1924, he disappeared while flying over the

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, 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

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and

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Grândola Grândola () is a town (''vila'') and municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,826, in an area of 825.94 km2. Included in this municipality is Tróia (part of Carvalhal parish), a peninsula between the At ...

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* 1881 births 1920s missing person cases 1924 deaths Aviation pioneers Missing aviators Missing person cases in Europe People from Celorico da Beira People who died at sea Portuguese aviators Transatlantic flight Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United Kingdom Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword {{Portugal-bio-stub

Disappearance and aftermath

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