Incident Heinkel He-51 Unknown, Sunday 23 August 1936
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Date:Sunday 23 August 1936
Time:
Type:Heinkel He-51
Owner/operator:Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional
Registration: Unknown
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Escalona del Prado Airfield (Segovia) -   Spain
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Heinkel 51 damaged.During the first days of the Legión Condor arrival, German pilots were not allowed to fly. They assisted astonished and concerned about the evolutions oof a small selected batch of Nationalist Spanish pilots. The aircraft had tendence to bounce, and so did Capt.Luis Rambaud and Ltnt.Ramiro Pascual with both their aircraft that sustained little damage to the propeller

Sources:

Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth pag 18

Revision history:

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28-Dec-2021 17:51 volman Added

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