Plus Ultra (flying boat)

Plus Ultra (flying boat)

Plus Ultra was a Dornier Do J flying boat which completed the first Trans-Atlantic flight between Spain and South America in January 1926 with a crew of Spanish aviators, that included Ramón Franco and Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz, Juan Manuel Duran and Pablo Rada.

The "Plus Ultra" departed from Palos de la Frontera, in Huelva, Spain on January 22 and arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 26. It stopped over at Gran Canaria, Cape Verde, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. The convert|10270|km|mi|0|abbr=on journey was completed in 59 hours and 39 minutes. The plane was subsequently donated to the Argentine Navy and was used to deliver airmail. It is currently on display in a museum in the city of Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

External links

* [http://www.aire.org/ea/raids/plusultr.htm The Flight of the "Plus Ultra"]
* [http://www.lujanargentina.com/turismo_lugares_museos_complejo_museografico_udaondo_avion_plusultra.htm The "Plus Ultra" at the museum in Luján]


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