Juan de la Cierva: helicopter pionier

Juan de la Cierva was born in Murcia on the 21th september 1895. His first gyroplane flew in 31. January in 1923 at the airport Cuatro Vientos, close to Madrid.

Context description: event events date time year 2004 04 month 9 Sep Sept September summer autumn fall 2004-09 200409 Murcia city town south southern Spain region Costa Calida
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Juan de la Cierva: Hubschrauber Pionier

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Murcia town
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Juan de la Cierva  2  3
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Monument for helicopter pioneer

The monument is directly on the river Segura in the city center of Murcia. On the 28th September, 1928 Juan de la Cierva with his gyroplane crossed the English Channel.

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Bridge about the Segura in Murcia

Several exactly same looking bridges are in Murcia in order to cross the river Segura. The water has on the 18th of September nearly 30 degrees and flows very slowly.

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Murcia town - capital of the region Murcia

With briefly over 1/3 million inhabitants Murcia is the busy capital of the region Murcia.

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Murcia town - capital of the region Murcia

With briefly over 1/3 million inhabitants Murcia is the busy capital of the region Murcia.

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Cannes film festival town at the Mediterranean Sea

At our return journey from Spain to Austria, we took the opportunity to visit the most prominent paert of Cannes. Photos of the prominent beach around the film festival center.

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