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Date: | Monday 12 December 1938 |
Time: | |
Type: | CANT Z-501 |
Owner/operator: | Aviación Nacional |
Registration: | 62-10 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Formentera Lagoon -
Spain
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:CANT Z engaged a straffing attack on fast boats off Cabo de la Nao, Alicante. The boats replied with huge AA fire and the aircraft was hit in the engine's filter. This caused important damage to the oil system and the aircraft had to splashdown in the Formentera Lagoon, where it managed to reach
Sources:
"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pg 145
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