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Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
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First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic
1922 aviation feat by Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral
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