October 11, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Henri Guillaumet.
Quote from Wikipedia:
“Guillaumet carried the mail between Argentina and Chile. On Friday 13 June 1930, while crossing the Andes for the 92nd time, he crashed his Potez 25 at Laguna del Diamante in Mendoza, Argentina, because of bad weather. He walked for a week over three mountain passes. Though tempted to give up, he persisted while thinking of his wife, Noëlle, until June 19 at dawn when he was rescued by a 14-year-old boy named Juan García. He reached a village whose inhabitants could not believe his story. This exploit made him stand out among the ‘stars’ of Aéropostale.”
Does anyone know if this aircraft still exists in the Andes, or probably rather if it has ever been recorded in more recent times?
I assume it would be covered in snow for some of the time.
The incident is mentioned by Antoine de Saint Exupery in “Wind, Sand and Stars”.
Pete
By: MerlinPete - 11th October 2011 at 21:12
You can find photos of the Potez F-AJDZ here
http://todalaaviacion.blogspot.com/2008/02/accidente-de-henri-guillaumet-en-laguna.html
Thanks Wieesso
It looks like it may have been recovered at the time, possibly.
Pete
By: wieesso - 11th October 2011 at 20:19
You can find photos of the Potez F-AJDZ here
http://todalaaviacion.blogspot.com/2008/02/accidente-de-henri-guillaumet-en-laguna.html