1. Eduardo Bradley was an Argentine pilot and balloonist who in 1916 made the first balloon crossing of the Andes.
11 Facts About Eduardo Bradley
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Eduardo Bradley was a leading figure in the founding of civil aviation in South America.
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Eduardo Bradley's brevet was the first issued following the newly created regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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Already an experienced balloonist, Eduardo Bradley had made over one hundred ascensions and set records for altitude, flight duration, and distance covered in-flight.
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Eduardo Bradley presented his plans to Aero Club Argentino, which eventually provided two balloons and the necessary gear to produce high volumes of hydrogen.
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The largest of the two balloons named Eduardo Newbery, was chosen by Bradley for the flight.
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Eduardo Bradley decided to resort to coal gas, produced in Chile and readily available, with a high percentage of hydrogen.
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The years following the crossing of the Andes were dedicated by Eduardo Bradley to developing the local civil aviation industry to which he devoted the rest of his life.
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Eduardo Bradley pioneered NYRBA, a company founded by Ralph O'Neil, in Argentina, and was the manager for Pan American Grace Airways and, later, president of Pan-American Argentina.
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On September 4,1929, Eduardo Bradley, then serving as secretary of the Argentine Department of Aviation, became the first passenger on a direct flight from Buenos Aires to Miami, flying Pan American.
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Eduardo Bradley departed at 4:05 pm in 4th place after pilot Ward T Van Orman Eduardo Bradley died in Buenos Aires on June 3,1951, and is buried in the Cementerio de la Recoleta.