Modesto Madariaga

Modesto Madariaga
Full name	Modesto Madariaga
Born	12 January 1904(1904-01-12) Corral de Almaguer, Spain
Died	4 June 1974(1974-06-04) (aged 70) Vicinity of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cause of death	Liver cancer
Nationality	Spain
Aviation career
Known for	Took part in the historic flight of the Cuatro Vientos from Seville, Spain to Camagüey, Cuba on 10-11 June 1933

Modesto Madariaga (Corral de Almaguer, Spain, 12 January 1904 - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 June 1974) was a Spanish aviation mechanic.

A replica of the Cuatro Vientos

In 1933, he was the mechanic accompanying Mariano Barberán and Lieutenant Joaquín Collar Serra when they 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.

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 occupants was subsequently found.^[1].

References

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

Persondata
Name	Madariaga, Modesto
Alternative names
Short description	Aviation mechanic
Date of birth	12 January 1904
Place of birth	Corral de Almaguer, Spain
Date of death	4 June 1974
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina