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Old 19th October 2015, 16:29
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Re: Heinkel 70 in Spanish Civil War

Thanks for info. The case of 15.6.1937 seems clear (He 70 shot down by flak).

About the Legion Condor losses of 10.7.1937 there appears to be some controversy if it was Heinkel 70 which was actually lost on that day. Permuy Lopez et al. deny that He 70 was lost on that day in their booklet "Heinkel 70/170 Blitz" (published in Spanish in 2007). The Legion Condor plane lost on that day may have been of other type (Do 17?) - details about this and other things about Heinkel 70 in Spain have been discussed shortly also at another forum: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtop...?f=32&t=218315

When it comes to 20.8./21.8.1937 it seems that no Heinkel 70 were lost on that day - at least not over locations near Gijón.

The Republican (Soviet) claims on Heinkel 70 on 13.12.1936 and 7.1.1937 do not seem to correspond with the recorded combat losses of Legion Condor. There probably was a combat contact between Soviet-piloted I-15 (Rychagov or Cherknyh) and He 70 of A/88 on 13.12.1936 but it appears that the He 70 was able to escape. The first time when He 70 was forcelanded due to air combat damage (but repaired later?) has been recorded to date on 1.2.1937 and the first definitively confirmed combat loss of He 70 was the above mentioned loss of 15.6.1937 according to booklet "Heinkel 70/170".
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