Porto de Lisboa

Porto de Lisboa
"Através desta histórica grua, instalada no que foi a 1.ª base aeronaval da Marinha Portuguesa, os hidroaviões eram elevados, para reparação, suspendendo-se através de um gancho e colocando-os a seco até voltarem para a água e dai partirem com a missão de patrulhamento da costa portuguesa durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Desta doca partiram, em 30 de março de 1922, Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral a bordo do hidroavião Fairey F III-D MKII Lusitânia" em direcção ao Rio de Janeiro, onde depois de diversos incidentes, chegariam a 15 de junho do mesmo ano, efetuando, assim, a primeira travessia aérea do Atlântico Sul.

A APL Administração do Porto de Lisboa, S.A., promoveu o restauro desta grua, em 2011, em reconhecimento do seu valor histórico."

"This historical crane installed on this dock, the first naval air base of the Portuguese Navy, was used to lift the hydroplanes for repair. The Hydroplanes were suspended by a hook and placed dry until they returned to the water, from where they set out to patrol the Portuguese coast during World War II.

On March 30, 1922, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral departed from this dock aboard the hydroplane Fairey F III-D MKII "Lusitânia" towards the city of Rio de Janeiro, where, after several incidents, they would arrive on June 15 of the same year, thus completing the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.

In 2011, APL, S.A. - Port of Lisbon Authority, promoted the restoration of this crane, in recognition of its historical value."

The plaque commemorates the crane that was installed at the base of the Portuguese Naval Air Force. A crane that was intended to hoist the seaplanes for maintenance purposes.
In addition, the sign indicates that the flight of Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, who were the first to cross the South Atlantic, took off from this place. A flight commemorated in a monument not far from this crane Click for sign's details

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There is another commemorative plaque on the crane, which reads:
Doca do Bom Sucesso - Centro de Aviação Naval de Lisboa 1917-1952

A 14 de dezembro de 1917 o Centro de Aviação Naval de Lisboa (CAN) iniciou a sua atividade operacional. Este Centro viria a ter uma ação proeminente no aprontamento das aeronaves que levaram a cabo as suas missões nos anos seguintes. Foi também deste local que partiu o raid aéreo Lisboa-Rio de Janeiro, de Gago Coutinho e Sacadura Cabral, um dos acontecimentos mais marcantes da História da Aviação.

Esta grua (Derrick Diedro) foi utilizada para colocar e retirar hidroaviões na Doca do Bom Sucesso, devendo ser considerada, pela sua longevidade, justamante, um dos simbolos da aviação naval cim Portugal, que hoje perfaz 100 anos.

Hemenagem da Marinha 14 de dezembro de 2017

Doca do Bom Sucesso - Naval Aviation Center of Lisbon 1917-1952

On December 14th, 1917, the Naval Aviation Center of Lisbon (CAN) began its operational activity. This Center would have a prominent action in the preparation of the aircraft that carried out their missions in the following years. It was also from this place that the first Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro flight started, with Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, one of the most striking events in Aviation History.

This crane (Derrick Diedro) was used to place and remove seaplanes at Bom Sucesso dock, and should be considered, for its longevity, precisely, one of the symbols of naval aviation in Portugal, which now reaches 100 years.

Tribute of the portuguese Navy December 14, 2017

[Symbol of 100 years of naval aviation in Portugal]
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