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Date: | Saturday 26 September 1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | CASA/Breguet 19 |
Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aaviation |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Avila Area -
Spain
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
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Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down by Oblt. Ekkehard Hefter during Spanish Civil War.
Von Houwald, Hafner and Klein, piloting their Heinkel He 51, encountered a group of three enemy aircraft. The fighting was hard as the republican pilots were enough experienced. The three german pilots claimed a victory each one, nevertheless, this is not confirmed and it seems all the government aircraft reached their base. A Breguet XIX accounted 27 impacts.
Also, one of the two claimed Breguet XIX could be, in fact, a Nieuport NiD 52.
Sources:
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/scw-1936.htm Aces of the Legion Condor. ACE 99. Robert Forsyth.Osprey Publishing
The Luftwaffe in Spain 1936-1939. Patrick Laureau. Stackpole Military Series. 2000
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Feb-2016 18:41 |
volman |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |