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| Date: | Tuesday 8 December 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: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Vitoria Airfield -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Heinkel 51 shot down by I-15s. The aircraft was shot down in combat over the Vitoria airfield, attacked by the "Escuadrilla Vasca". The pilot could bail out
Sources:
Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los chatos en España (II) - La Escuadrilla "Vasca""
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 51
IHCA 1990
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2022 17:39 | volman | Added |
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