Can someone please assist me in identifying a Spanish aircraft, probably reconnaissance type, registration M-CABE possibly based at Ceuta in September 1939?
I'm afraid not. Just the registration. Its possibly a Spanish registered Ju52 Iberian airliner. Could that have been requisitioned for a reconnaissance purpose?
If it was a civilian plane I doubt it would be the scaut aircraft. But we can't be sure at 100% As memo serves the registrations for Ju-52 started with two letters. Your registration starts with one latter M. It might be a Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland.
I've found a Junkers Ju52/3mge Werk No. 5851 acquired by Iberia in August 1937 registration M-CABE. This a/c was seen flying over Gibraltar in September 1939 en route it appears to Ceuta. Must be this a/c.
Strange that the Rolands appear to have similar registration as in your photographs but maybe the registrations are assigned to the airline as opposed to the model of a/c?
IMHO the Rohrbach Ro.VIII Rolands could be written off because of getting older or just crashing. SO the registration could be given to the newly acquired plane.
IMHO the Rohrbach Ro.VIII Rolands could be written off because of getting older or just crashing. SO the registration could be given to the newly acquired plane.