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| Date: | Wednesday 25 May 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | CANT Z-501 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | 62-4 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | At sea North of Mallorca -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
CANT Z was destroyed in an accident at sea. The aircraft was performing a exploration mission when an engine malfunction forced it to splashdown in very rough sea. The aircraft nose dived in the water and was destroyed, killing Ltnt.Cayo inmediately and throwing Alf Hortz, whose body was not found. Ltnt.Alcalá del Olmo, injured, Radio Brigadier Arellano and Sergeant Llorente, where rewcued by the British cruiser "Sussex" and desembarked in Palma de Mallorca
Sources:
"Entre el añíl y el cobalto. Los Hidroaviones en la Guerra de España"
1987 Emilio Herrera Alonso - IHCA Pgs 142-143
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2021 17:21 | volman | Added |
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