| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | LV-HUA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 185 Skywagon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 185 Skywagon (U-17) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna 185 |
| C/n (msn): | 185-0247 |
| Aircraft Name: | Don Luis Vernet |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Buenos Aires [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Collection: | Museo Malvinas e Islas del Atlántico Sur |
| Photo Date: | 7 March 2025 |
| Photo by: | Tim Spearman |
| Photo ID: | 792091 |
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On 8th September 1964, Miguel FitzGerald took off from Río Gallegos in LV-HUA on a daring but unauthorised flight to the Falkland Islands. After a three hour flight, he landed in a field at Port Stanley, hung the Argentine flag on a nearby fence, gave a proclamation claiming Argentine sovereignty over the Malvinas to a bemused local and took off again to return to the mainland. Although initially sanctioned by the Air Force for making the unauthorised flight, he was welcomed back as a hero and the sanctions were rescinded. Later used by a skydiving club and acquired for the museum in 2014. This photo is copyright © Tim Spearman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 March 2025, and has since been viewed 37 times. |