Nationality Argentine Occupation AviatorArly Officer | Name Luis Candelaria | |
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Died December 23, 1963, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina | ||
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.
Contents
- Merk aterrizaje en el aeropuerto tte luis candelaria bariloche
- First crossing of the Andes by aeroplane
- Luis Candelaria in popular culture
- References
Merk aterrizaje en el aeropuerto tte luis candelaria bariloche
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.
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. The Argentine Government granted Candelaria the title of Military Aviator for that feat.