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Date: | Thursday 15 April 1937 |
Time: | |
Type: | Polikarpov I-15 |
Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aviation |
Registration: | Unknown |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Vitoria -
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:I-15 shot down by Fiat CR.32. The pilot, sergeant José Rodríguez de la Cueva was killed. He was the second Spanish pilot lost in combat on I-15s Chato
Sources:
1.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 106 "Spanish Republican Aces"
Rafael A Permuy López 2012 29-30
2.https://www.cinturondehierro.net/es-es/Comunidad-Fortinera/Blog/ID/331/31-de-marzo-de-1937-Los-Chatos-de-la-Escuadrilla-del-Norte-acuden-al-rescate
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09-Jan-2022 17:11 |
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