ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269732
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti S62 |
| Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Air Force |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Few Nm off Cap de Pera (Menorca) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Savoia S62 Ex-Aeronautica Naval participated along with seven more S62, in a coordinate operation with Captain's Bayo catalan republican forces to recover Mallorca Island. The aircraft was in route to Mahón (Menorca) with an injured. It was spotted by Nationalists 1 Macchi 41and 1 FIAT CR-32 and shot down. The pilot, Auxiliary Jose Mª Freire Benitez, was killed and then, Captain Fernando Beneito López performed a controlled splashdown. The aircraft adrift and the crew were spotted by another republican Savoia S62 and rescued by the vessel Mar Negro, also assigned to the invasion force
Sources:
"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pg 41
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2021 17:57 | volman | Added |
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