ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90577
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| Date: | Friday 13 November 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Heinkel He-51 |
| Owner/operator: | Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Casa de Campo (Madrid) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
1.Oblt. Eberhardt Kraft shot down and killed in areal combat during Spanish Civil War.
2.Heinkel 51 lost in combat. J/88 commanded by Staffelführer Kraft Eberhardt performed an escort mission. While returning, they were attacked from above by 24 Republican Soviet aircrafts (16 I-15's and 8 I-16's). The battle was overwhelming for the germans, despite they shot down five Republican fighters. Eberhardt collided with an enemy fighter (I-15) when he tryied to shot down it. Eberhardt was killed
Sources:
1.http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html
2.http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3073/
3.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth pag 29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2016 21:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2021 18:27 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2021 20:01 | volman | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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