Accident Aero A-101 17-1,
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Date:Friday 11 February 1938
Time:
Type:Aero A-101
Owner/operator:Aviación Nacional
Registration: 17-1
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Badajoz -   Spain
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aero "Oca" From a total manufactured 29 (all of them arrived to Spain). The Nationalists captured 22 aircraft sent for the Republic aboard the steam "Hordena. This aircraft was destroyed while returning from a combat mission to Sierra de Argallanes. Due to an engine malfunction, the aircraft precipitated to houses in Badajoz town. The crew, Alfereces Ramón Mendizábal Amezaga and José Luis Torralba Escudero were killed. 15 civil people lost their lives in the crash against buildings.

Sources:

Enciclopedia de la Aviación Militar Española Vol III
Alcañiz-Fresno Pg 757

Revision history:

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11-Dec-2021 16:48 volman Added

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