Hermes Quijada | |
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Born | September 16, 1920 |
Died | April 30, 1973 | (aged 52)
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Rank | Admiral |
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.