Helicopter display in Rio marks centenary of historic flight

Celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Plus Ultra flight

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Helicopters from the Spanish Air and Space Force's ASPA patrol perform an aerial display over Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro to mark the centenary of the 1926 Plus Ultra flight, the first single-aircraft crossing of the South Atlantic from Spain to South America.

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