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| Date: | Sunday 5 March 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Heinkel He.59B-2B |
| Owner/operator: | Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Cartagena -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Heinkel 59 "Zapatones" from AS/88 intervening in a flight in support of the insurgent garrison of Cartagena, was shot down at sea 5Nm off shore. A Nationalist Cant Z-501 spotted them and radioed their position to the Auxiliary Cruiser "Mar Cantábrico". The crew was rescued and the aircraft deliberately shot and sunk.
Sources:
"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pg 105
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2021 15:51 | volman | Added |
| 05-Jun-2023 16:09 | TB | Updated |
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