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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Heinkel He-51 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | 2-? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Belchite sector (Zaragoza) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Heinkel 51 shot down by ground fire while attacking enemy positions in "Cadenas" attack tactics. The pilot was Alferez Ruiz de Alda, brother of famous "Plus Ultra" pilot Julio Ruiz de Alda, also Falangist and executed in Madrid in August 1936
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 10 "Los chatos en España (III) "
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 52
IHCA 1992
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2022 07:01 | volman | Added |
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