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Author | : Rafael A López Permuy |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2013-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780964404 |
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At the start of the Spanish Civil War, most young fighter pilot officers joined the rebels, while the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals remained loyal to the government. Mostly flying the obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s these loyalists were soon outpaced by the more modern Fiat CR.32s and Heinkel He 51s. However, at this early stage of the war, there were several Republican airmen who became aces and famous in the process, despite the small numbers of enemy aircraft shot down. Widely speaking, the Republican military aviation did not keep an exhaustive record of individual shooting claims. However, sufficient documentation exists to make a reasonable assumption as to which pilots fall into the ace category. This volume details the exploits of those pilots, complementing previous works in the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series on Nationalist CR.32 Aces and Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-152 Aces.
Author | : Rafael A López Permuy |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2013-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849086699 |
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At the start of the Spanish Civil War, most young fighter pilot officers joined the rebels, while the high ranking officers, grupo or escuadrilla commanders, and the NCOs, sergeants and corporals remained loyal to the government. Mostly flying the obsolete Nieuport Ni.52s these loyalists were soon outpaced by the more modern Fiat CR.32s and Heinkel He 51s. However, at this early stage of the war, there were several Republican airmen who became aces and famous in the process, despite the small numbers of enemy aircraft shot down. Widely speaking, the Republican military aviation did not keep an exhaustive record of individual shooting claims. However, sufficient documentation exists to make a reasonable assumption as to which pilots fall into the ace category. This volume details the exploits of those pilots, complementing previous works in the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series on Nationalist CR.32 Aces and Polikarpov I-15, I-16 and I-152 Aces.
Author | : Alfredo Logoluso |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2013-02-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1846039843 |
Download Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The CR.32 Falco was a handsome and highly manoeuvrable biplane fighter. During General Franco's fight with the Republicans for the control of Spain from 1936 – 39, no fewer than 477 CR.32s were involved, with an astounding 709 confirmed aerial victories, and an additional 320 kills claimed, for just 62 losses. As these statistics reveal, the CR.32 was the unrivalled master of the skies over Spain. By the war's end, the five leading aces of the conflict were all Spanish CR.32 pilots. Their exploits, and those of the other leading CR.32 aces, are examined for the first time in English in this exciting volume.
Author | : Robert Forsyth |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2012-01-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780963580 |
Download Aces of the Legion Condor Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For Germany, the Spanish Civil War proved a perfect testing ground for new technologies and tactics. During the war, some 19,000 German 'volunteers' formed an aviation group called the Legion Condor in support of the fascists. Originally flying He-51s, they were soon upgraded to 109s. These fighters proved dominant in the Spanish skies, and many members of the legion scored five or more kills during the fighting.
Author | : Foster Jay Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : History |
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Download The United States and the Spanish Civil War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Gabriel Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : History |
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Download The Spanish Civil War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"The Spanish Civil War was fought from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939 between the Republicans, who were loyal to the established Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists prevailed, and Franco ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from 1939 until his death in 1975."--Wikipedia.
Author | : Huge Thomas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 1961 |
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Download The Spanish Civil War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Mark Falcoff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : F. G. Tinker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-02-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781913693251 |
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Frank G. Tinker Jr was a freelance US pilot who signed up with the Republican forces in Spain because he didn't like Mussolini. He was also attracted by the prospect of adventure and a generous pay cheque. Once over in Spain he took on the bombers and fighter pilots lent to the Fascist rebels by Hitler and Mussolini, who used the Spanish Civil War as a practice ground for the mass bombing of civilian populations. Tinker chalked up the largest number of acknowledged kills with a total of 8 Junkers, Fiats and Messerschmitts. When he returned to the US he was unable to rejoin the Armed Forces and, depressed by Franco's victory, he was found in a hotel room in June 1939 with an empty bottle of whisky and a bullet in his head. This is his account of his experiences in Spain.
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Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Spain |
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Download The Spanish Civil War: the View from the Left Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle