Hermes Quijada

Hermes José Quijada (16 September 1920 - 30 April 1973) was an Argentinian Navy-admiral, who was the pilot of the first airplane that had taken off from the Americas, and then landed at the South Pole.[1]

He was born in San Miguel de Tucumán. He was killed by the Communist organization People's Revolutionary Army-22 de Agosto. Quijada was shot while he was driving his car in Buenos Aires.[2] The airport of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province is named after him.

References
  1. "Primer Vuelo Argentino al Polo Sur" (in Spanish). Fundaciòn Marambio. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011.
  2. "Argentine Ex‐Aide Slain; Emergency Is Declared". The New York Times. 1 May 1973. Retrieved 7 August 2020.


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