Accident de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth EC-VAA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153554
 
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Date:Sunday 19 July 1936
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Owner/operator:Aviación Nacional
Registration: EC-VAA
MSN: 2246
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cascais -   Portugal
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Marinla
Destination airport:Spain
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into trees on take off from field Marinla, killing General Sanjurjo, and slightly injuring pilot Capt Juan Ansaldo.

Sources:

1. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ACBL.pdf
2. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/15-aeroplanes/77-register-gb-g-ac
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A4.htmll
4. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh80.pdf
6. http://www.sbhac.net/Republica/Fuerzas/FARE/Materiales/Registro.htm
7. https://forum.axishistory.com///viewtopic.php?f=32&t=41105&start=225&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sanjurjo#Death

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2013 08:55 Dr. John Smith Added
12-Dec-2017 21:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Dec-2017 21:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Destination airport, Narrative]
04-Sep-2018 07:27 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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