Incident CASA/Vickers Vildebeest T-10,
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Date:Wednesday 12 August 1936
Time:
Type:CASA/Vickers Vildebeest
Owner/operator:Spanish Republican Aviation
Registration: T-10
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Over Antequera (Málaga) -   Spain
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Vildebeest T-10 - Ex-Aeronautica Naval (w/Hispano-Suiza Lbr V12 engine) was shot down by a Nationalist Nieuport 52 fighter. This was the first credited victory of the Spanish Nationalist ace Joaquín García Morato.The fate of the crew is unknown

Sources:

1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 24 "El Hispano-Nieuport 52 en la Guerra Civil Española"
Lluis Corominas IHCA 2006 Pag 43
2.Aviones en la Guerra Civil Española - Aviones ingleses, checos y polacos
Mercado/Miranda 1990 Ed.Aldaba Pag 177

Revision history:

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