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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Polikarpov I-16 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerzas Aereas Republica Española (FARE) |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over Gijón (Asturias) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
I-16 Mosca shot down by a Ju-86. The aircraft attacked frontally a Junkers Ju-86 (VB.88) and was shot down. The pilot, Eloy Gonzalez Obarro, was killed
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los chatos en España (II) - La Escuadrilla "Vasca""
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 64
IHCA 1990
2.Revista Aeroplano Nº 39 "Eduardo fernandez Prada, un ignorado piloto de Mosca"
Estanislao Abellán Agius
IHCA 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2022 20:12 | volman | Added |
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