ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270071
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1937 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: | Airspeed A.S.6J Envoy III |
| Owner/operator: | Air Pyrénées |
| Registration: | F-APPQ |
| MSN: | 69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sopelana (Bizkaia) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Parme-Biarritz |
| Bilbao | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Envoy III was servicing a flight for Air Pyrénées. This airline was founded by the republican basque Government and French founds to have a connection due to Nationalist cut of the French frontier. It served strategic reasons and also operate as passenger line (legally in France). Nationalist intelligence launched repeated plans to intercept the flight and finally they succeed. Informed, an italian FIAT CR-32 Chirri's squadron attacked and shot down the aircraft hitting one engine, forcing the aircraft to an emergency landing with heavy damage. All the occupants survived. The pilot Leo Galy and a woman with minor injuries, even though the fighters straffed the wreckage repeatedly
Sources:
Enciclopedia de la Aviación Militar Española Vol 3 Pags 858-860
Alcañiz Fresno's
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2021 07:06 | volman | Added |
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