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Date: | Thursday 22 April 1937 |
Time: | |
Type: | Polikarpov I-15 |
Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aviation |
Registration: | Unknown |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Over Bilbao -
Spain
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:1.Shot down by Lt. Günther Radusch 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, the seventh victories Republican ace, CO commander Felipe del Río Crespo, who was killed
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 19:51 |
volman |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |