Accident Heinkel He 51 Unknown,
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Date:Monday 28 September 1936
Time:
Type:Heinkel He 51
Owner/operator:Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional
Registration: Unknown
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vitoria -   Spain
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft piloted by Leutenant Ekkehard Hefter hit a tower and crashed shortly after take off in a plaza in Vitoria. If it was engine trouble or rashness is unknown. Hefter did not survive and became the first german pilot to be killed in the Spanish war.

Sources:

1.http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/scw-1936.htm
2.Aces of the Legion Condor. ACE99. Robert Forsyth. Osprey Publishing Pg 24

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Feb-2016 18:54 volman Added
23-Nov-2016 21:01 TB Updated [Operator]
13-Dec-2021 07:22 volman Updated [Registration, Operator, Source]

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