40-5

On August 27, 1936 at 12:00 AM, 40-5 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Spanish Nationalist Air Force, with the event recorded near Segovia Castile and León.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route, while flying over the region of Turégano, the twin engine aircraft was shot down accidentally by the pilots of three Spanish Nationalist Air Force Heinkel He.51. The aircraft went out of control and crashed north of Segovia. Both crewmen were killed. Crew: Captain José Pouso Cabanas, Captain Joaquin Vela de Alamazán.

Aircraft reference details include registration 40-5, MSN 6312, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9481°, -4.1172°.