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Old 25th November 2020, 18:00
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the victory claims of Spanish Republican pilots in VVS

Good Morning to all
Having a bit of frustration ,trying to find information of the claims made by the Former Spanish Republican pilots that flew in the VVS from 1942 to 1945, even the book AVIADORES ESPANOLES EN LA URSS 1936-1948 by Rafael de Madariaga publish by Galland Books fail to list their claims while in the service in the VVS. The Author went to Russia and did his research there, but no listing just some mentions but incomplete.

And even books on Russian aces fail to mention o put to little about them.
There are some pilots I am trying to locate information

Jose Maria Pascual Santamaria reported 14 Kills KIA Stalingrad
Vicente Beltran Rodrigo reported 20 kills
Domingo Bonilla Domingo reported 8-9 kills
Juan Lario Sanchez reported 27+8 shared kils
Francisco Merono Pellicer reported 7 kills WIA

On Lario a number of arcticles and books mention his final score but no listing of his claims, so I wonder does anybody how to gain information in Russia on the units these pilot flew in.

Thank you in
advance
Santiago
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