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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1937 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: | Polikarpov I-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aviation |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sabadell Airfield -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 26 October 1937 during a Combat Mission, I-15 crashed on approach to land at Sabadell Airfield.
Soviet pilot, Lt Ilya Alexandrovich Finn was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_zahoronenie269085639/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/podvig-nagrada_kartoteka1103647577/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabadell_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2023 07:47 | JF | Added |
| 05-Dec-2023 12:14 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2023 18:44 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
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