Accident Airspeed A.S-6J Envoy III F-AQCS,
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Date:Tuesday 7 September 1937
Time:17:30
Type:Airspeed A.S-6J Envoy III
Owner/operator:Air Pyrénées
Registration: F-AQCS
MSN: 73
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ribadesella (Asturias) -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Parme-Biarritz
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by Oblt. Harro Harder (Chief Squadron 1/J.88) during Spanish Civil War.
Most Probably (F-AQCS). This was the third Air Pyrénées lost by Nationalist actions, and second shot down. The French pilot, Abel Guidez was killed. The unarmed aircraft was strafed by a pair of Legión Condor Messerschmitt Bf-109B. After this act, Air Pyrénées pilots were renuent to fly with this threat

Sources:

http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html
Enciclopedia de la Aviación Militar Española Vol III
Alcañiz-Fresno Pg 862

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Nov-2021 19:56 volman Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Dec-2021 07:02 volman Updated [Operator, Source]

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