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| Date: | Tuesday 12 October 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fiat CR.32 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviazione Legionaria |
| Registration: | Unknown |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Over Fuentes de Ebro (Zaragoza) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Fiat CR.32 shot down by Republican fighters. The pilot, Capitano Ernesto Botto, received a serious wound in his right leg and forced to return to the airfield. Later, his leg was amputated in the hospital. He returned to combat in 1938, and 32th Squadriglia was named "Gamba di Ferro" in his honour
Sources:
1.Revista Aeroplano Nº 10 "Los chatos en España (III) "
Estanislao Abellán Agius Pag 54
IHCA 1992
2.https://kripkit.com/ernesto-botto/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2022 17:31 | volman | Added |
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