Accident Hispano Nieuport NiD 52 ,
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Date:Friday 11 September 1936
Time:17:00
Type:Hispano Nieuport NiD 52
Owner/operator:Escuadra Internacional, Spanish Republican Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Talavera de la Reina -   Spain
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 11.9.36, two Dewoitine D372 and three Hispano Nieuport-Delage NiD52s of the Escuadra Internacional, Spanish Republican Air Force, were launched to intercept a Junkers Ju-52. They were spotted by a Fiat CR-32 patrol which shot down one Dewoitine (Franceschi) and one Nieuport (Magistrini). Magistrini claimed the victory on the Nieuport, piloted by British Volunteer Lt Claude Warsaw (aged 33), who was killed

Sources:

1. http://www.fjavier.es/aire1936-39/madrid/index.htm
2. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/scw-1936.htm
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accmisc.htm
4. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/italy_magistrini.htm
5. Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War - ACE 94- Alfredo Loguloso - Osprey Publishing

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2016 20:14 volman Added
14-Feb-2019 22:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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