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Date: | Wednesday 29 September 1937 |
Time: | |
Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM-81 |
Owner/operator: | Aviazione Legionaria |
Registration: | 21-? |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | At sea off Gijón -
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:Savoia SM-81 "Pipistrello" shot dowin by AA gun fire during a bombing attack against Gijón port. The whole crew, SubLtnants Pilots Manfredo Appiano and Sebastiano Bacchini, Sergeant Mechanic Arrigo Tossi, Gunner Tullio Torregiani and radio Gliulio Cattaneo, were killed
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los chatos en España (II) - La Escuadrilla "Vasca""
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 64
IHCA 1990
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