ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90594
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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Polikarpov I-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aviation |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Bilbao -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
1.Shot down by Fw. Franz Heilmayer during Spanish Civil War.
2.Heilmayer and Radusch (2.J/88) were engaged in combat with I-15s flying Bf-109 in escorting mission. They shot down, in this combat, the CO commander Felipe del Río Crespo.
The fate of the pilot is unknown
Sources:
1.http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html
2.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 106 "Spanish Republican Aces"
Rafael A Permuy López 2012 Pag 33
3.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth Pag 58
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2021 19:31 | volman | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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