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While approaching Santander following an aerial photography mission, the twin engine aircraft crashed on a hilly terrain near Novales. All four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of velocity.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in Soba Valley: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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F8+FH

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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The four engine airplane departed Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport on a mission over the sea. While cruising over the Bay of Biscay, the crew became lost. The airplane continued to the south until it impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Soba Valley. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,000 metres. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (I/KG40):
Sgt Michael Obermeyer +5.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Santiurde de Toranzo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Pontejos - Pontejos

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The crew was returning to his base in Pontejos following a bombing mission over positions in Asturias. En route, the airplane was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed in Santiurde de Toranzo, some 30 km southwest of Pontejos Airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Klaus Held, †
Cpl Bruno Ness, †
Cpl Franz Nokler. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by antiaircraft fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 off Santander: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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While bombing the harbor of Santander, the aircraft was probably shot down and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Julio Ercilla García,
José Montel Toucet,
José Iñiguez Sánchez-Arjona,
José Luis Larrazábal Barrios,
Justo Pérez Vázquez.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38 off Suances: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Sikorsky S-38

Operator:

Government of the Basque Country

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Government

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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314-15

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1929

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The float plane was shot down by the pilot of a Polikarpov I-5 and crashed into the sea off Suances. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Francisco Casals,
Gabriel Nuevo Avendaño,
Arturo Mellado Ortiz,
Perfecto Saiz Martínez.

Probable cause:

Shot down.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.6J Envoy III in Laredo

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.6 Envoy

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F-AQAB

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Positioning

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1936

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Shortly after takeoff from the beach of Laredo, while climbing, both engines lost power. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in shallow water. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The accident was found to be sabotage as sugar was found in the carburetor.