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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fiat CR.32 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviazione Legionaria |
| Registration: | 3-? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Santander -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Fiat CR.32 shot down by I-15. SubLtnant Marcello Giuggioli (50 War Missions),could bail out but distance to the ground was too short and he was killed. He was posthumous awarded with the Medaglia d'oro al Valore Militare. He was shot down by rookie Republican fighter pilot Francisco Tarazona Torán (Escuadrilla Vasca)
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los chatos en España (II) - La Escuadrilla "Vasca""
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 62
IHCA 1990
2.https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Giuggioli
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2022 20:53 | volman | Added |
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