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| Date: | Saturday 31 December 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Heinkel He-59B-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Blanes (Girona) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Heinkel 59 "Zapatones" from AS/88 was shot down in a mission over Blanes, hit by republican fighters. The whole crew perished carbonized. Ltnt Karl Friedrich Printz, Alf Otto Schmidt, Sergeants Paul Jeck and Walter Bülling, and caporal Luwig Müller
Sources:
"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pg 104
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2021 20:56 | volman | Added |
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