Joaquín Collar Serra

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Joaquín Collar Serra
Born(1906-11-25)25 November 1906
Died20 June 1933(1933-06-20) (aged 26) (presumed)
Vicinity of Villahermosa, Mexico
Cause of deathAir accident (presumed)
NationalitySpanish
Known forTook part in the historic flight of the Cuatro Vientos from Seville, Spain to Camagüey, Cuba on 10–11 June 1933

Joaquín Collar Serra (25 November 1906 - 20 June 1933) was a Spanish military aviator. He was born in Figueras, Spain.

Flight[edit]

A replica of the Cuatro Vientos

In 1933, together with Mariano Barberán y Tros de Ilarduya and Sergeant Modesto Madariaga, he flew the Cuatro Vientos, a Br.19 TF Super Bidon built specially for this flight, from Spain to Cuba. The flight, which took 39 hours and 55 minutes, departed Seville on at 4:40 on 10 June 1933 and arrived in Camagüey at 20:45 (local time) on 11 June 1933, after a flight of 7320 km.

Disappearance[edit]

The plane departed for Mexico City on 20 June 1933, without Madariaga on board, and disappeared in flight, being last sighted in the vicinity of Villahermosa, Mexico. No trace of the plane or of its two occupants was subsequently found.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Betes, Antonio. "Gloria y Tragedia del Vuelo Sevilla-Cuba-Méjico" (pdf format), Spanish Air Force.

External links[edit]

  • La hazaña de los pilotos españoles Barberán y Collar