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| Date: | Friday 8 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79-I |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | 28-62 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baleares -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Son San Juan |
SM.79 28-62 and 28-59 intercepted by a Royal Navy Fairey Fulmar Mk.I and shot at. 28-62 ditched and crew drowned.
Sources:
Las Unidades Y El Material Del Ejercito Del Aire Durante La SGM, 2005
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2019 08:04 | TB | Added |
| 16-Mar-2019 13:36 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2019 13:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 12:09 | Bing Chandler | Updated [Country, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2022 12:09 | harro | Updated [Country, ] |
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