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Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base (Portuguese: Aeroporto Marítimo de Cabo Ruivo) was an international airport for seaplanes located in the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.[1] It takes its name from the Lisbon neighbourhood of Cabo Ruivo. The airport was, especially throughout the Second World War, a major gateway and escape route for intercontinental air travel.[2][3]
In the 1930s, the Portuguese Government decided to replace the Campo Internacional de Aterragem, at Alverca, with two new airports nearer to Lisbon's city center: today's Lisbon Portela Airport and the Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base on the Tagus River, which handled transatlantic flights operated with seaplanes. Pan Am established its provisional seaplane base in Cabo Ruivo in 1938,[4] at the southeast edge of today's Parque das Nações. In 1942, the Portuguese Government decided to create a proper air-marine base, initially intended to be located on the same site.[5] Eventually, it was decided to build the airport structures around the Doca dos Olivais.,[6][7] two miles further up the Tagus.[8] Avenida de Berlim, a major road, was built to connect the land and sea airports.[9]
The first scheduled commercial passenger flight, from Port Washington, landed on 29 June 1939 on the water airstrip of the Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base. This Atlantic flight from New York to Lisbon was operated by a Boeing 314 "Dixie Clipper" of Pan American World Airways, with 22 passengers and 11 crew members on board.[11]
With the enormous increase in the importance of terrestrial air traffic the era of seaplanes ended and the flight operations in Cabo Ruivo were discontinued in the late 1950s. The dock was redeveloped in the context of Lisbon's 1998 World Expo. Today, the dock is at the center of the Parque das Nações, where the Lisbon Oceanarium is located.[13]
Accidents and incidentsEdit
On 22 February 1943, the Yankee Clipper seaplane of Pan American World Airways was destroyed in a crash while landing on the Tagus River. 24 of the 39 occupants were killed.[14] In 1958, a Martin PBM-5 Mariner crashed on an outbound flight to Madeira, about an hour after taking off from Cabo Ruivo.[15]
ReferencesEdit
^"Lisboa-Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base profile". Aviation Safety Network.
^Plan of the Airport's layout in the Doca dos Olivais.
^History of the Airport 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine (PDF-file; 604 kB) from the Associação Náutica da Marina do Parque das Nações (in Portuguese)
^http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%200068.html?search=lisbon Fligh Magazine, Jan 13th, 1944 "A new sea airport for Lisbon, estimated to cost £500,000, is to be built on a more suitable site than the present one, two miles farther up the Tagus. The projected works include a new dock with space to moor four or five aircraft, allowing room to manoeuvre them, and a modern road connecting it with the land airport opened last year at Portela. "
^ abHatton, Barry (2018). Queen of the Sea: A History of Lisbon. Hurst. p. 238. ISBN978-1-78738-107-0.
^http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4NERK_aeroporto-maritimo-de-cabo-ruivo?guid=34fbf35d-4a9f-4e01-a9fd-0276eb5067e7 Geocaching: Aeroporto Marítimo de Cabo Ruivo "Entre Janeiro e Junho de 1939 os aviões Boeing 314 Clipper são entregues à companhia aérea. Criadas todas as condições necessárias, o primeiro voo regular de passageiros entre a América e a Europa conclui a travessia do Atlântico no Aeroporto Marítimo de Cabo Ruivo no dia 29 de junho de 1939, tendo o avião batizado de “Dixie Clipper” saido de Port Washington no dia anterior e terminando o voo em Marselha, onde chegará com os seus 22 passageiros e 11 tripulantes após 28h e 50m de voo."
^http://blog.longreads.com/2015/02/10/glamorous-crossing-how-pan-am-airways-dominated-international-travel-in-the-1930s/ Glamorous Crossing: How Pan Am Airways Dominated International Travel in the 1930s "After years of planning and scheming to open Pan Am’s transatlantic routes, World War II intervened two months later. The first Clipper to arrive in New York after Nazi Germany invaded Poland carried passengers with harrowing tales of their travels. “I’ve never seen a prettier sight than the Clipper. And when I stepped aboard, I felt just as if I were home,” said Justin D. Bowersock, the aviation editor for the Kansas City Star. Unable to board the Clipper in Marseille, Bowersock and 13 others commandeered an ancient bus to take them to Biarritz on the French Atlantic coast. From there, they took a train to Lisbon, where they boarded the Clipper. The war in Europe led to the termination of the northern route at Foynes, Ireland, before being suspended entirely. The southern route, however, did booming business as refugees made their way first to Marseille and then to Lisbon."
^Moura-Pinto, Victor (2021-06-01). ""Naufrágio no Mar da Palha": Quando o maior avião do mundo caiu no Tejo". TVI24 (tvi24.iol.pt) (in Portuguese). TVI24. Retrieved 12 September 2021. O luxuoso Yankee Clipper, que fazia a rota Nova Iorque-Lisboa, destrói-se em segundos. [...] a morte brutal de 24 passageiros é também o começo do fim dos grandes hidroaviões.
^"ASN Aircraft accident Martin PBM-5 Mariner CS-THB Lisbon, Portugal". Aviation Safety Network. 9 November 1958.
External linksEdit
(PDF-file; 604 kB) from the Associação Náutica da Marina do Parque das Nações (in Portuguese)
Blog with period pictures from the time of flight operations (in Portuguese)
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section may not adequately summarize its contents To comply with Wikipedia s lead section guidelines please consider modifying the lead to provide an accessible overview of the article s key points in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base Portuguese Aeroporto Maritimo de Cabo Ruivo was an international airport for seaplanes located in the city of Lisbon the capital of Portugal 1 It takes its name from the Lisbon neighbourhood of Cabo Ruivo The airport was especially throughout the Second World War a major gateway and escape route for intercontinental air travel 2 3 Cabo Ruivo Seaplane BaseAeroporto Maritimo de Cabo RuivoIATA noneICAO noneSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerPortuguese StateServesLisbon PortugalLocationCabo Ruivo LisbonElevation AMSL0 m 0 ftCoordinates38 45 54 50 N 09 05 41 44 W 38 7651389 N 9 0948444 W 38 7651389 9 0948444MapCabo RuivoLocation within Portugal Contents 1 History 2 Accidents and incidents 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditIn the 1930s the Portuguese Government decided to replace the Campo Internacional de Aterragem at Alverca with two new airports nearer to Lisbon s city center today s Lisbon Portela Airport and the Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base on the Tagus River which handled transatlantic flights operated with seaplanes Pan Am established its provisional seaplane base in Cabo Ruivo in 1938 4 at the southeast edge of today s Parque das Nacoes In 1942 the Portuguese Government decided to create a proper air marine base initially intended to be located on the same site 5 Eventually it was decided to build the airport structures around the Doca dos Olivais 6 7 two miles further up the Tagus 8 Avenida de Berlim a major road was built to connect the land and sea airports 9 The US intercontinental airline Pan American World Airways 10 which was a major promoter of the airport s construction citation needed used the airport 10 as a hub for its transatlantic flights until 1945 citation needed The first scheduled commercial passenger flight from Port Washington landed on 29 June 1939 on the water airstrip of the Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base This Atlantic flight from New York to Lisbon was operated by a Boeing 314 Dixie Clipper of Pan American World Airways with 22 passengers and 11 crew members on board 11 During World War II the transatlantic clippers provided an escape route for refugees from Continental Europe taking advantage of Portugal s neutral stance in the war 12 With the enormous increase in the importance of terrestrial air traffic the era of seaplanes ended and the flight operations in Cabo Ruivo were discontinued in the late 1950s The dock was redeveloped in the context of Lisbon s 1998 World Expo Today the dock is at the center of the Parque das Nacoes where the Lisbon Oceanarium is located 13 Accidents and incidents EditOn 22 February 1943 the Yankee Clipper seaplane of Pan American World Airways was destroyed in a crash while landing on the Tagus River 24 of the 39 occupants were killed 14 In 1958 a Martin PBM 5 Mariner crashed on an outbound flight to Madeira about an hour after taking off from Cabo Ruivo 15 References Edit Lisboa Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base profile Aviation Safety Network http www historynet com lisbon harbor of hope and intrigue htm HistoryNet entry on Lisbon s role in WW2 The wealthiest refugees got tickets for the Pan American Clipper the luxurious seaplane flying twice weekly between Lisbon and New York Weber Ronald 2011 The Lisbon Route Entry and Escape in Nazi Europe Lanham Maryland Ivan R Dee p 11 ISBN 978 1 56663 876 0 http www geocaching com geocache GC4NERK aeroporto maritimo de cabo ruivo guid 34fbf35d 4a9f 4e01 a9fd 0276eb5067e7 Geocaching Aeroporto Maritimo de Cabo Ruivo Em 1938 ultima se a construcao da base da PAN AM em Cabo Ruivo com edificio de Alfandega ponte cais de amaragem e depositos subterraneos de combustivel http www flightglobal com pdfarchive view 1942 1942 20 202317 html search lisbon Fligh Magazine Nov 5th 1942 authority has been given by the Portuguese Government through the Ministry of Public Works for the construction of a proper air marine base on the same site Plan of the Airport s layout in the Doca dos Olivais History of the Airport Archived 2015 04 11 at the Wayback Machine PDF file 604 kB from the Associacao Nautica da Marina do Parque das Nacoes in Portuguese http www flightglobal com pdfarchive view 1944 1944 20 200068 html search lisbon Fligh Magazine Jan 13th 1944 A new sea airport for Lisbon estimated to cost 500 000 is to be built on a more suitable site than the present one two miles farther up the Tagus The projected works include a new dock with space to moor four or five aircraft allowing room to manoeuvre them and a modern road connecting it with the land airport opened last year at Portela http www geocaching com geocache GC4NERK aeroporto maritimo de cabo ruivo guid 34fbf35d 4a9f 4e01 a9fd 0276eb5067e7 Geocaching Aeroporto Maritimo de Cabo Ruivo A Avenida Entre os Aeroportos actual Avenida de Berlim foi tambem construida para permitir fazer a ligacao por automovel entre os voos de longo curso de e para a America que se efectuavam por hidroaviao e os voos de pequeno curso para a Europa e Africa com partida e destino no aeroporto terrestre a b Hatton Barry 2018 Queen of the Sea A History of Lisbon Hurst p 238 ISBN 978 1 78738 107 0 http www geocaching com geocache GC4NERK aeroporto maritimo de cabo ruivo guid 34fbf35d 4a9f 4e01 a9fd 0276eb5067e7 Geocaching Aeroporto Maritimo de Cabo Ruivo Entre Janeiro e Junho de 1939 os avioes Boeing 314 Clipper sao entregues a companhia aerea Criadas todas as condicoes necessarias o primeiro voo regular de passageiros entre a America e a Europa conclui a travessia do Atlantico no Aeroporto Maritimo de Cabo Ruivo no dia 29 de junho de 1939 tendo o aviao batizado de Dixie Clipper saido de Port Washington no dia anterior e terminando o voo em Marselha onde chegara com os seus 22 passageiros e 11 tripulantes apos 28h e 50m de voo http blog longreads com 2015 02 10 glamorous crossing how pan am airways dominated international travel in the 1930s Glamorous Crossing How Pan Am Airways Dominated International Travel in the 1930s After years of planning and scheming to open Pan Am s transatlantic routes World War II intervened two months later The first Clipper to arrive in New York after Nazi Germany invaded Poland carried passengers with harrowing tales of their travels I ve never seen a prettier sight than the Clipper And when I stepped aboard I felt just as if I were home said Justin D Bowersock the aviation editor for the Kansas City Star Unable to board the Clipper in Marseille Bowersock and 13 others commandeered an ancient bus to take them to Biarritz on the French Atlantic coast From there they took a train to Lisbon where they boarded the Clipper The war in Europe led to the termination of the northern route at Foynes Ireland before being suspended entirely The southern route however did booming business as refugees made their way first to Marseille and then to Lisbon Inicio Moura Pinto Victor 2021 06 01 Naufragio no Mar da Palha Quando o maior aviao do mundo caiu no Tejo TVI24 tvi24 iol pt in Portuguese TVI24 Retrieved 12 September 2021 O luxuoso Yankee Clipper que fazia a rota Nova Iorque Lisboa destroi se em segundos a morte brutal de 24 passageiros e tambem o comeco do fim dos grandes hidroavioes ASN Aircraft accident Martin PBM 5 Mariner CS THB Lisbon Portugal Aviation Safety Network 9 November 1958 External links EditHistory of the Airport PDF file 604 kB from the Associacao Nautica da Marina do Parque das Nacoes in Portuguese Blog with period pictures from the time of flight operations in Portuguese Portals Portugal Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cabo Ruivo Seaplane Base amp oldid 1165655354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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