Photos of Axis airplanes in Spain

[Arto O]

Thanks Ironmachine for the answer and the interesting history.
with best regards

[Maxschnauzer]

He 45's.
Source: http://www.mission4today.com/index.php? ... &start=210

[Arto O]

Hi,
Did this kind of insignia existed? A swastica inside a black circle.

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Italian planes atacking the port of Malaga

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Source: mundohistoria.org
Fiat CR.32

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Planetadeaficiones.com

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Arto,

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[Ironmachine]

IIRC, the white swastika inside the black circle was a personal emblem of Harro Harder, who flied both the He-51 2-64 and the He-112 8-2.

[Maxschnauzer]

Good stuff! Here's the man himself:

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11 victories, according to the above site.

[Sergio Uno]

IIRC, the white swastika inside the black circle was a personal emblem of Harro Harder, who flied both the He-51 2-64 and the He-112 8-2.

That's correct, Luftwaffe Colours Vol. 1, Section 2 by Mombeek, Smith, and Creek has photos of the both.

The Spanish Republican Aces by Rafael Permuy López credits Harder with shooting down Tte. Andrés Rodríguez Panadero on 28 September 1937 (p. 34). I wonder if any additional details are available about that encounter apart from the 6th Region Area Operations Records entry?

Sergio

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify this plane ?

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[AVV]

Hello!

Can somebody identify this plane ?

I think Polish RWD-13.

Best regards, Aleks

[Ironmachine]

Yes, 30-4 was a RWD-13.

[Maxschnauzer]

The Gabbiano Cant Z.501, Numbers 62-8, 62-9 and 62-? Source http://www.ww2aircraft.net/. Does anyone know the story behind the third pic?

[Ironmachine]

Does anyone know the story behind the third pic?

On 11 February 1938 there was a strong gale over the Pollensa base, with winds of up to 120 km/h. Some of the planes there were destroyed or turned over, like the one in that photo.

[Sturm78]

Aleks wrote
I think Polish RWD-13.

Ironmachine wrote
Yes, 30-4 was a RWD-13.

Thank you very much for your help, Aleks and Ironmachine

Regards Sturm78

[Maxschnauzer]

Does anyone know the story behind the third pic?

On 11 February 1938 there was a strong gale over the Pollensa base, with winds of up to 120 km/h. Some of the planes there were destroyed or turned over, like the one in that photo.

Thanks, Ironmachine. Being overturned would explain the apparent lack of structural damage. I seem to remember reading about one of these aircraft being severely damaged when it clipped a ship's mast with a wing . Can you confirm that incident?

[Ironmachine]

Yes, 62-1, a Z.501 of the 2-G-62 Group, based at Pollensa, struck the mast of a freighter while taking off on 1 February 1937 and crashed. The two pilots were killed and the other two crew members were injured.