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Date: | Friday 13 November 1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | Heinkel He-51 |
Owner/operator: | Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional |
Registration: | Unknown |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Over Casa de Campo (Madrid) -
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.Oblt. Eberhardt Kraft shot down and killed in areal combat during Spanish Civil War.
2.Heinkel 51 lost in combat. J/88 commanded by Staffelführer Kraft Eberhardt performed an escort mission. While returning, they were attacked from above by 24 Republican Soviet aircrafts (16 I-15's and 8 I-16's). The battle was overwhelming for the germans, despite they shot down five Republican fighters. Eberhardt collided with an enemy fighter (I-15) when he tryied to shot down it. Eberhardt was killed
Sources:
1.http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html
2.http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3073/
3.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth pag 29
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Nov-2016 21:20 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
08-Oct-2021 18:27 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
22-Dec-2021 20:01 |
volman |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |