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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 594 Avian IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | Private-Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | EC-EAA |
| MSN: | 465 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Son Bonet Airfield (Mallorca) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Avian IIIA owned by Juan Crespi Fornari was in the Son Bonet Airfield when the Spanish War began. Juan Crespi performed several exploration and combat sorties for the uprising Nationalist forces, throwing grenades to republican submarines and over Cabrera Island positions. Returning from one of these combat missions the aircraft suffered a very hard landing and was destroyed. The pilot was not injured.
Sources:
Enciclopedia de la Aviación Militar Española Vol IV
Alcañiz.Fresno Pgs 969,970,971,972
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2021 07:03 | volman | Added |
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