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Date: | xx Sep 1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hispano-Nieuport NiD-52 |
Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aviation |
Registration: | 13-13 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Manises Airfield (Valencia) -
Spain
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Nieuport 52 destroyed at airfield. This aircraft Ex-Grupo 13, was piloted by Marcelo Naranjo (Reported Cpt.Carlos Lázaro Casajust). As he landed, he could not see a Latécoère 28 bomber taxing. The Late 28 was loaded with explosives and the crash produced a large deflagration. Naranjo was killed and the two pilots of the Late 28, survived seriously wounded. This Nieuport was infamous for superstition due to its number registration.
Sources:
Revista Aeroplano Nº 24"El Hispano-Nieuport 52 en la Guerra Civil Española"
Lluis Corominas IHCA Pag 53
Revision history:
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23-Dec-2021 20:02 |
volman |
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