Artur Sacadura of Freire Cabral (1881-1924), better known as Sacadura Cabral, was a Portuguese aviator and naval officer who, together with Gago Coutinho, developed the sextant.
He completed several memorable aerial crossings during his career including
the Lisbon-Madeira crossing in
1921 which covered a distance
of 530 miles during a 7-hour- 40-minute flight, and the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic in 1922, a trip which
took off from Lisbon and ended in
Rio de Janeiro.
On 15 November 1924, he disappeared while flying over the English Channel, along with his co-pilot, José Correia, due to fog and his poor 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.
On 15 November 1924, he disappeared while flying over the English Channel, along with his co-pilot, José Correia, due to fog and his poor 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.
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