Accident Henschel Hs-123 24-?, Friday 11 June 1937
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Date:Friday 11 June 1937
Time:
Type:Henschel Hs-123
Owner/operator:Legion Condor - Aviación Nacional
Registration: 24-?
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Larrabetzu (Vizcaya) -   Spain
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Henschel 123 dive bomber, shot down by DCA. The aircraft (2.J/88) was strafing Republican positions when was hit. The pilot Unteroffizier August Wilmsen was killed

Sources:

Sterbe für Spanien: Casualties of the Condor Legion in
the Basque Country (1936-1937).
Xabier Herrero y Josu Santamarina
Sancho el Sabio, Extra 1, 2018 Pag 141

Revision history:

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08-Jan-2022 15:53 volman Added

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