Luis Candelaria

Luis Cenobio Candelaria

Lieutenant Luis Candelaria
Born (1892-10-29)October 29, 1892
Buenos Aires Argentina
Died December 23, 1963(1963-12-23) (aged 71)
San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Occupation Aviator
Arly Officer
Known for First crossing of the Andes by aeroplane

Luis Candelaria (29 October 1892 - 23 December 1963), was an Argentine Army officer and military aviator who was the first to cross the Andes by aeroplane, in April 1918.

First crossing of the Andes by aeroplane

Though the Andes have been crossed by balloon in 1916 by Arturo Bradley and Angel María Zuloaga, the attempts to do so by aeroplane by Pedro Zanni and by Jorge Newbery were unsuccessful, and in the last case resulted in the death of the pilot.[1]

Lieutenant Candelaria successfully crossed the Andes on 13 April 1918 in a Morane-Saulnier Parasol with an 80 hp rotary engine, taking off from Zapala (Argentina) and landing at Cunco (Chile) after a total flight time of 2 hours 30 minutes during which he reached 4,000 meters of altitude.[2] The Argentine Government granted Candelaria the title of Military Aviator for that feat.[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Luis Casabal (13 April 1998). "A 80 años del primer cruce aéreo de los Andes" (in Spanish). Diario La Nación. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Héctor Pérez Morando (12 July 2011). "Aquel inolvidable primer avión" (in Spanish). Diario Río Negro. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.librosmaravillosos.com/lahistoriadelaaviacion/capitulo10.html
  4. ↑ http://www.museoaeronautico.gob.cl/espanol/actividades.php?n=448
  5. ↑ http://html.rincondelvago.com/historia-de-la-aeronautica-argentina.html
  6. ↑ http://www.faa.mil.ar/historia/abril.html
  7. ↑ http://www.aeroportal.com.ar/
  8. ↑ "Escuela primaria Nº3 Teniente Aviador Luis Candelaria". Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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