Accident Heinkel He-59B-2B unknown,
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Date:Thursday 13 January 1938
Time:
Type:Heinkel He-59B-2B
Owner/operator:Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional
Registration: unknown
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pollensa Base -   Spain
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Heinkel 59 "Zapatones" belonging to AS/88 returning to a mission to levant coast, found fog bank in the the Pollensa Base landed incorrectly and the aircraft turned over. The aircraft was destroyed and Sergeant Mechanic Harald Kahl, killed.

Sources:

"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pg 97

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Nov-2021 18:45 volman Added
11-Jun-2023 10:12 TB Updated

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