Date:	Friday 28 October 1938
Time:	06:00 LT
Type:	CRDA CANT Z.506B
Owner/operator:	Aviación Nacional
Registration:	73-1
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	At sea 15Nm off Cabo Formentor (Mallorca) -   Spain
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Port de Pollença/Mallorca
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Hydro-plane crashed at sea during bombing mission. The aircraft took-off from Pollensa base to a mission over the Valencia port. It was accompained by Z-506B 73-4, who saw it desappear in the clouds at a height of 3.700m. The remains of the aircraft were not found until the 30th The whole crew were killed. Pilot Ten Cor Ramón Franco (42)("Plus Ultra" hero and brother of the General Francisco Franco) , co-pilot Ltnt.Dominguez, Observer Ltnt.Melchor Sangro and mechanic Gómez. The body of the radio operatir Cánaves was never found

Folha da Manhã 1 November 1938, p3
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3776/
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18303/?page=2

"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pgs 155, 156, 157

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Jul-2015 16:45	TB	Added
19-Sep-2016 19:20	TB	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Sep-2016 16:25	TB	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Sep-2016 17:50	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Nov-2021 17:20	volman	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]