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Date: | Friday 13 November 1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | Polikarpov I-15 |
Owner/operator: | Spanish Republican Aviation |
Registration: | Unknown |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Over Casa de Campo (Madrid) -
Spain
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:1.Shot down by Oblt. Hennig Strümpel during Spanish Civil War.
2.J/88 commanded by Staffelführer Kraft Eberhardt performed an escort mission with Heinkel 51. While returning, they were attacked from above by 24 Republican Soviet aircrafts (16 I-15's and 8 I-16's). The battle was overwhelming for the germans, despite they shot down six Republican fighters.
Sources:
1.http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html
2.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth pag 29
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Dec-2021 07:04 |
volman |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |