Zone
Andalusia

Crash of an Avro 504K off Marbella: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar (1917-1936)
Registration:
28
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Madrid - Ceuta
Location:
Marbella
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Madrid-Getafe Airport on a flight to Ceuta. After passing Marbella, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea some 400 metres offshore. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Reginald Truelove was killed.

Crash of a Breguet 14 in Marbella

Date & Time: May 5, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALGU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alicante - Casablanca
MSN:
127
YOM:
1922
Location:
Marbella
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Marbella. While both members crew escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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