Interesting site on aircraft of the Spanish Civil War
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Thorlifter
Captain
Interesting site. I'll have to look at it in detail tonight. Thanks for the post.
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Major General
- 19,937
- Dec 20, 2003
a very comprihensive list, more nations than i thought found their aircraft over there even if only by ones and twos in some cases.........
twoeagles
Senior Airman
Maintenance on all these types must have been a logistical nightmare!
Interesting site, though.
Interesting site, though.
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Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
yes i'd imagine most were gounded for want of spares/decent maintenance.........
Interesting site! A lot more types than I thought served/made an appearance in the Spanish Civil war.
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Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
well a lot of the types it says there were only one of so i wouldn't even count them really...........
Cool good site. I did not know that WW1 era aircraft were still being used by the Spanish.
Holedigger
Airman
How many B-29s were equipped to carry Nukes? Are they not to be counted because they were only one or two? I find it fascinating the number and diversity of A/C used.
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Major General
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- Dec 20, 2003
you mean B-29s dropped nukes in the Spainish Civil War 
i'd imagine no more than 5 or 6.............
i'd imagine no more than 5 or 6.............HealzDevo
Staff Sergeant
So Germany was using the Spanish Civil War as a testing ground for its equipment was it? Quite interesting I knew that but I didn't know that any or many familiar planes now had been around then. Adds some interest to the defeat of those who didn't want Franco in, in Spain.
FLYBOYJ
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HealzDevo
Staff Sergeant
I knew there were a few familiar planes that saw action in the Spanish Civil War but I didn't know there was that many...
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Both sides, especially the Republicans grabbed anything they could.
Tony Williams
Airman 1st Class
Nice site.
As a matter of interest, AFAIK the He 112 V6 was the only plane ever to be fitted with the 20mm MG C/30L cannon. This was a huge, high-velocity beast, much more powerful than the MG 151/20, let alone the MG-FF. It was originally intended to arm the Bf 109, but it was decided that it was too heavy and slow-firing for aerial combat. But with AP ammo it would have punched through the tanks of the SCW era with no problem at all.
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As a matter of interest, AFAIK the He 112 V6 was the only plane ever to be fitted with the 20mm MG C/30L cannon. This was a huge, high-velocity beast, much more powerful than the MG 151/20, let alone the MG-FF. It was originally intended to arm the Bf 109, but it was decided that it was too heavy and slow-firing for aerial combat. But with AP ammo it would have punched through the tanks of the SCW era with no problem at all.
Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum
