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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legionary Air Force canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.