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Lieut Benjamín Matienzo

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Lieut Benjamín Matienzo Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Tucumán, Argentina
Death
28 May 1919 (aged 28)
Burial
San Miguel de Tucumán, Departamento de Capital, Tucumán, Argentina Add to Map
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Argentine Aviation Pioneer. He lost his life attempting to cross the Andes Cordillera. His body was recovered six months later at 4,000 meters above sea level and his plane, a Nieuport, was found and recovered in 1950.
Argentine Aviation Pioneer. He lost his life attempting to cross the Andes Cordillera. His body was recovered six months later at 4,000 meters above sea level and his plane, a Nieuport, was found and recovered in 1950.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: 380W
  • Added: Jun 21, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7604999/benjam%C3%ADn-matienzo: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Benjamín Matienzo (9 Apr 1891–28 May 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7604999, citing Cementerio del Oeste, San Miguel de Tucumán, Departamento de Capital, Tucumán, Argentina; Maintained by Find a Grave.