Interesting site on aircraft of the Spanish Civil War

• Jan 9, 2007

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Smokey

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Spanish Civil War Aircraft

It seems that a huge variety of aircraft took part

 

• Jan 9, 2007

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Thorlifter

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Interesting site. I'll have to look at it in detail tonight. Thanks for the post.

 

• Jan 9, 2007

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a very comprihensive list, more nations than i thought found their aircraft over there even if only by ones and twos in some cases.........

 

• Jan 9, 2007

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twoeagles

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Maintenance on all these types must have been a logistical nightmare!
Interesting site, though.

 

• Jan 9, 2007

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yes i'd imagine most were gounded for want of spares/decent maintenance.........

 

• Jan 9, 2007

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Interesting site! A lot more types than I thought served/made an appearance in the Spanish Civil war.

 

• Jan 9, 2007

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well a lot of the types it says there were only one of so i wouldn't even count them really...........

 

• Jan 10, 2007

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DerAdlerIstGelandet

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Cool good site. I did not know that WW1 era aircraft were still being used by the Spanish.

 

• Jan 10, 2007

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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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• Jan 12, 2007

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the lancaster kicks ass

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you mean B-29s dropped nukes in the Spainish Civil War i'd imagine no more than 5 or 6.............

 

• Jan 14, 2007

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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.

 

• Jan 14, 2007

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• Jan 15, 2007

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HealzDevo

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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...

 

• Jan 16, 2007

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FLYBOYJ

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HealzDevo said:

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...

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Both sides, especially the Republicans grabbed anything they could.

 

• Jan 20, 2007

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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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