Today In History:  05 September  [1928]   --  Three pilots fly from Lisbon to Portuguese East Africa in two Vickers Valparaisos

Capt. Pais Ramos, Lt. Viegas and Lt. Esteves of Portugal fly from Lisbon to Portuguese East Africa in two Vickers Valparaiso aircraft The Valparaiso was a British light bomber biplane of the 1920s,  which was esigned by Vickers as a development of its Vixen for export. The type was operated by Portugal and Chile.

PHOTO: Vickers Valparaiso III bomber in Portuguese service.

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Photo Attribution:  Public Domain  via Wikimedia.