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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Heinkel He-51 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | 2-? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Santander Mountains -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Heinkel 51 crashed. A Heinkel squadron (1-G-2 Grupo) returned from a mission in Santander while encountered foggy and no visibility conditions. The pilots disoriented and two aircraft crashed onto the mountains. César Martín Campos and Manuel Ferreras Laraña were killed. A third disoriented aircraft, piloted by Rafael Simón García, managed to land in a field
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los chatos en España (II) - La Escuadrilla "Vasca""
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 62
IHCA 1990
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2022 20:06 | volman | Added |
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