ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274766
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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fiat CR.32 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviazione Legionaria |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Villamayor de Gállego (Zaragoza) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fiat CR.32 shot down by Republican fighters. The aircraft (20a Squadriglia, XXIII Gruppo) was in a escort mission protecting 19 bombers to the Villamayor sector, when was engaged in overwhelming combat against I-15 Chatos. The pilot, Capitano Degli Incerti, was wounded in a leg and firmly pursued by skilled Republican pilots, until he was forced to emergency land in flames. He survived with minor injuries
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 10 "Los chatos en España (III) "
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 52
IHCA 1992
2.http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_degliincerti.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2022 07:01 | volman | Added |
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