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Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fiat CR.32 |
Owner/operator: | Aviación del Tercio - Aviación Nacional |
Registration: | Unknown |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Madrid -
Spain
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:1.Shot down by Soviet Polikarpov I-15 fighter aircraft during Spanish Civil War (7.36-4.37).
2.A patrol of two Fiat made a sortie over Madrid and saw an italian Romeo Ro.37 having trouble against an squadron of modern and unknown for them, soviet fighters, I-15's. They succeed protecting the light bomber, but were both shot down overwhelmed by the enemy. Capt.Vincenzo Dequal hit softly in his head, lost consciousness and found himself in the ground with his parachute, which had automaticly opened. He was wounded and behind enemy lines, nevertheless, he managed to reach his lines safely. The second Fiat (Magistrini) was not so lucky.
Sources:
1.Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-153 Aces / Mikhail Maslov.
2.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 94 "Fiat CR.32 aces of the Spanish Civil War"
Alfredo Logoluso 2010 Pag 27
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Oct-2011 11:52 |
harro |
Added |
02-Apr-2016 16:46 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code] |
02-Apr-2016 16:47 |
TB |
Updated [Embed code] |
21-Dec-2021 19:48 |
volman |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
22-Dec-2021 19:27 |
volman |
Updated [Total fatalities] |