"Bombing the Alcazar 1936" Topic
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| WillieB | 26 Oct 2009 10:25 a.m. PST |
Several accounts mention that the Alcazar was bombed by at least one, probably more, three-engined planes.
Obviously the Republicans wouldn't have Ju52s so which three engined plane could it have been? I know the Republican Air Force had at least one Avia 51 but that arrived much later. Another, more realistic possibility is one of the 3-engined Fokkers F VIIs, but I thought most of these ended up in the Nationalist camp.
Extremely doubtful it would have been the sole Fokker IX or XVII. Any ideas are most welcome! |
| anleiher | 26 Oct 2009 10:33 a.m. PST |
Could it have been an SM-79 Sparviero? They were used in the Spanish Civil War, but perhaps not that early. |
| WillieB | 26 Oct 2009 11:06 a.m. PST |
Again very doubtful since the SM 79s and 81s were exclusively on the Nationalist side. |
| anleiher | 26 Oct 2009 12:04 p.m. PST |
WillieB, Are you aware of this site? link Other Possible candidates: Couzinet 101, Fokker XX, Fokker XVIII |
| dwight shrute | 26 Oct 2009 12:29 p.m. PST |
i thought it was the ford trimotor .. |
nnascati  | 26 Oct 2009 1:56 p.m. PST |
There was a Russian tri-motor that the Loyalists had a few of, as well as I believe a French bomber. |
| GARY SEVEN JNR | 27 Oct 2009 3:10 a.m. PST |
the plane was a fokker FVIIb3m flown by capt antonio rexach – the rear half of this planes fuselage being painted red . source – aircraft of the scw 36-39 , gerald howson . |
| WillieB | 27 Oct 2009 12:07 p.m. PST |
Thank you very much Gary Seven!
Seems I will have to hunt down that book as well! |
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