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Re: "The air war in Spain. Chronicle air battles of 1936 - 1939's." By Abrosov S.V.
Very interesting thing in that book:
13.9.1938 Oblt. Werner Mölders 3.J/88 I-16 #7
This was amazing day, really.
Mölders flew a LONELY combat mission (without wingman).
Over Flix area, he spotted 7th Squadron (Spanish - it meant consisnt only from Spanish pilots, no Rissians).
Following his attacks, 7th Squadron lost 4 !!! I-16:
CM-125
CM-154
CM-178
CM-192
1 pilot - Jaime Sau Colom - was killed, aircraft crashed beyound frontline;
1 bailed out wounded, over Republican territory;
1 bailed out, over Republican territory;
1 pilot - Aresti (it was his 1st combat mission and he was very very novice pilot) - lost orientation under attacks of Bf109, and landed on Lerida airfield (in Frankists airfield) !!!
Amazing, but Molders was credited with only 1 I-16 during this massacre!!!
No other claims of Legion Condor on that day, exept Molders. It is 100% sure, that he was that "lonely Bf109".
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Went to war.
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