Incident Polikarpov I-16 unknown,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90631
 
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Date:Saturday 4 September 1937
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:Fuerzas Aereas Republica Española (FARE)
Registration: unknown
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Over Asturias -   Spain
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 Ofw. Reinhard Seiler during Spanish Civil War.
2.Seiler (2.J/88) flying Bf-109. The fate of the Republican pilot, Nicolás Sardina Pérez, is unknown
Note: Other sources date this incident 2nd September

Sources:

1.http://www.luftwaffe.cz/spanishcw.html
2.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth pag 80
3.Revista Aeroplano Nº 8 "Los Chatos en España II - La Escuadrilla Vasca"
Estanislao Abellán Agius 1990 Pag 62
4.Complete List of Luftwaffe Victories
Jan Safarik
www.aces.safarikovi.org

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jan-2022 07:30 volman Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
13-Jan-2022 06:59 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]

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