Joaquín Collar Serra

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Joaquín Collar Serra
Born	(1906-11-25)25 November 1906 Figueras, Spain
Died	20 June 1933(1933-06-20) (aged 26) (presumed) Vicinity of Villahermosa, Mexico
Cause of death	Air accident (presumed)
Nationality	Spanish
Known for	Took 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

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

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]

References

^ Betes, Antonio G. (1 March 2023). "Gloria y tragedia del vuelo Sevilla – Cuba – Méjico (90º aniversario)". www.xn. El Español Digital. Retrieved 16 July 2024.