Legionary Air Force

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The Legionary Air Force was the Italian expeditionary air corps sent by Fascist Italy to support Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War.

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Legionary Air Force canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary air force
military unit
activeFrom 1936
activeUntil 1939
allegiance Fascist Italy
baseOfOperations airfields in Nationalist-held Spain
branch Regia Aeronautica
commandStructure Regia Aeronautica high command
conflict Spanish Civil War
cooperatedWith Condor Legion
Spanish Nationalist Air Force
surface form: Nationalist Spanish Air Force
country Kingdom of Italy
covertNature initially deployed under cover identities
disbandedAfter end of the Spanish Civil War
historicalSignificance contributed to Nationalist air superiority
provided combat experience to Italian pilots before World War II
ideologyContext Fascism
surface form: Italian Fascism
notableCampaign Battle of Guadalajara
Battle of the Ebro
operations over Catalonia
operations over Madrid
notableOperation bombing of Barcelona
bombing of Guernica area (in coordination with Condor Legion)
opposed Spanish Republican Army
surface form: Spanish Republican forces
partOf Italian military intervention in the Spanish Civil War
personnelOrigin Italian Air Force personnel
purpose to aid Franco in winning the Spanish Civil War
to test Italian aircraft and tactics in combat
role air support
fighter operations
maritime patrol
reconnaissance
strategic bombing
tactical bombing
strength several hundred aircraft at peak
successor return of units and personnel to the Regia Aeronautica
supported Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War
supportedLeader Francisco Franco
theaterOfOperations Mediterranean Sea
Spain
usedAircraftType CANT Z.501
surface form: Cant Z.501

Cant Z.506 Airone
surface form: Cant Z.506

Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
surface form: Fiat BR.20

Fiat CR.32
Ro.37 Lince
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.79

Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello
surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.81

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Aviazione Legionaria translationOfName Legionary Air Force