The first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic was made by the Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral in 1922.  This is a replica in steel of the  Fairey III – baptized Santa Cruz was the third aircraft used. The first two were lost, one when they ditched in the sea, the second to engine failure.
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