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Shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Madrid. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Sergey Petrovich Romanov, pilot,
Lt Ivan Galaktionovich Nechiporenko, navigator +1.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Madrid

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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22-74

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Crashed near Madrid after being shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Polikarpov I-15 fighter. Occupant fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Fokker F12 in La Rochelle

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F12

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Registration:

G-ADZK

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Croydon - Madrid

MSN:

5301

YOM:

1931

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The crew was on his way from Croydon to Madrid to deliver the aircraft to the Spanish Air Forces (Aviación Nacional). En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to fog. In such conditions, the captain decided to divert to La Rochelle-Lagord Airport. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard, causing the left main gear to collapse. The aircraft went out of control and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest with its left wing and left engine partially torn off. Both crew were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Mr. Czarkowski +1.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 in Cascais: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1936

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

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Registration:

EC-VAA

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Cascais – Madrid

MSN:

2246

YOM:

1932

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Cascais

Estremadura - Lisbon District

Country:

Portugal

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Europe

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The single engine aircraft was performing a special flight from Cascais to Madrid with one pilot and one passenger on board. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft encountered problems to gain height, hit trees and crashed. While the pilot was slightly injured, the passenger was killed. The Spanish civil war started three days earlier and the passenger, General José Sanjurjo Sacanell, was flying to Madrid to take the lead of the insurrection.
Crew:
Juan Ansaldo, pilot.
Passenger:
General José Sanjurjo Sacanell. †

Probable cause:

It appears that the aircraft was overloaded as the bags were too heavy.

Crash of a Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland II in Muniesa: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1928 at 1045 LT

Type of aircraft:

Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland

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M-CCCC

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Barcelona – Madrid

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1928

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While cruising over the Teruel Province on a flight from Barcelona to Madrid, the crew encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions when an engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a field located near Muniesa. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.