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29 July 1936 – Operation Magic Fire, the first airlift operation in history

28th July 2022 Jacek Domański

On 29th July 1936, Junkers Ju 52 aircraft began to carry the Army of Africa from Spanish Morocco to Andalusia, Spain. That effort, performed by Germany in support of the Nationalist forces in the Spanish […]

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29 October 1936 – first appearance of Soviet aircraft in the Spanish Civil War

28th October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 29th October 1936 (or 28th October, depending on the source), four Tupolev SB-2 bombers raided Tablada airfield near Sevilla, in support of Republican forces. It was the very first time during the Spanish Civil […]

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6 November 1936 – Hugo Sperrle was entrusted the command of Legion Condor

6th November 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Generalmajor Hugo Sperrle was entrusted the command of Legion Condor, with the field command given to Oberstleutnant Wolfram von Richthofen. When a military coup of Spain took place on 17th July 1936, the country, divided […]

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4 September 1936 – Louise Thaden won the Bendix Trophy Race

4th September 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Louise Thaden became the first woman pilot that won the Bendix Trophy Race. Thaden, together with her co-pilot Blanche Noyes, was flying a Beechcraft C17R ´Staggerwing´, a single engine biplane. Flying at an average speed […]

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5 March 1936 – first flight of Supermarine Spitfire

5th March 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Supermarine Spitfire, a true legend of aviation and one of the most iconic aircraft in history, made its first flight. The history of this legendary aeroplane has begun in 1931, when the British Air Ministry […]

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