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Date: | Tuesday 11 May 1937 |
Time: | |
Type: | Heinkel He-70 |
Owner/operator: | Legion Condor - Aviación Nacional |
Registration: | 14-? |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Otxandiano -
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:Heinkel 70 "Rayo" (A/88) in road strafing mission, received a shell into the oil tank of the engine and was forced to emergency land in a field, near Otxandiano. Surrounded by enemy fire, the crew repaired damages and tookoff again
Sources:
Sterbe für Spanien: Casualties of the Condor Legion in
the Basque Country (1936-1937).
Xabier Herrero y Josu Santamarina
Sancho el Sabio, Extra 1, 2018 Pag 137
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