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Spanish Armed Forces
Military Aircraft in use 1936–1945
Designation Manufacturer Mission Intro Quantity
10A Electra Lockheed Corp, U.S.A. Transport 1936 2   
20A Fleetster Consolidated Aircraft, U.S.A. Transport 1939 2   
4-AT-F Stout Metal Airplane (Division of Ford Motor Company), U.S.A. Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1936 1   
A.101 Aero, Czechoslovakia Recon (biplane) 1937 47   
A.P.1 Caproni, Italy Fighter 1938 10   
Aiglon Société des Avions Caudro, France Trainer ? ?   
Ar 66C Arado , Germany Training (biplane) 1938 6   
Ar 68E-1 Arado , Germany Fighter (biplane) 1937 3   
Ar 95 A Arado, Germany Recon Seaplane (biplane) 1937 6   
Ar 95 W Arado, Germany Recon Seaplane (biplane) ? ?   
Ar 95A-0 Arado, Germany Recon (biplane) 1938 6   
AS.1 Fiat, Italy Utility 1936 3   
Av-51 Avia, Czechoslovakia Transport 1937 3   
Avro 504 A.V. Roe and Co. (Avro), United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) ? ?   
Avro 616 Avian IIIA A.V. Roe and Co. (Avro), United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) 1936 2   
Avro 626 A.V. Roe and Co. (Avro), United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) ? ?   
Avro 643 Cadet A.V. Roe and Co. (Avro), United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) ? ?   
B-25D Mitchell North American, U.S.A. Bomber 1944 1   
B-281 Boeing, U.S.A. Fighter 1933 1   
Ba 28 Società Italiana Ernesto Breda, Italy Trainer (biplane) 1938 6   
Ba 65 Società Italiana Ernesto Breda, Italy Bomber 1936 23   
Beach Model-17S Beech Aircraft Corp., U.S.A. Ground Support ? ?   
Bf 108B Taifun Messerschmitt, Germany Utility 1937 7   
Bf 109 V3,V4,V5,V6 Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter (1 each, prototypes) 1936 4   
Bf 109B Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter 1937 90   
Bf 109C Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter 1938 5   
Bf 109D Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter 1938 36   
Bf 109E Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter 1939 45   
Bf 109F Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter 1942 30   
Bf 109G Messerschmitt, Germany Fighter 1943 25   
Br.19 (also B-XIX) Breguet Aviation, France
(Licensed-built by CASA, Spain [5])		 Recon 1922 222   
BR.20 Fiat, Italy Bomber 1937 13   
Br.26 Breguet Aviation, France Transport 1930 2   
Br.413 Breguet Aviation, France Bomber 1937 1   
Br.460 Vultur Breguet Aviation, France Bomber ? 1   
Br.470 Fulgur Breguet Aviation, France Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 ? 1   
Bulldog Mk-IIa Bristol Aeroplane Co., United Kingdom Fighter (biplane) 1936 11   
C.19 Mk.IV A.V. Roe and Co. (Avro), United Kingdom
(License-built Cierva Autogyro)		 Autogyro 1936 2   
C.270 Société des Avions Caudro, France Trainer (biplane) 1931 ?   
C.282 Société des Avions Caudro, France Trainer 1933 ?   
C.286 Société des Avions Caudro, France Utility 1936 3   
C.30 A.V. Roe and Co. (Avro), United Kingdom
(License-built Cierva Autogyro)		 Autogyro 1935 1   
C.440 Société des Avions Caudro, France Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1936 1   
C.59 Société des Avions Caudro, France Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1936 2   
C.600 Aiglon Société des Avions Caudro, France Transport 1939 8   
C-352 CASA, Spain [1]
(License-built Junker Ju 52/3m)		 Transport 1945 170   
Ca 100 Caproni, Italy Trainer (biplane) 1936 2   
Ca 130 Caproni, Italy Transport 1936 ?   
Ca 133 Caproni, Italy Transport 1936 10 ?
Ca 135 Caproni, Italy Bomber 1938 8   
Ca 310 Caproni, Italy Light Bomber 1938 16   
CASA 1-131 CASA, Spain [1]
(License-built Bücker Bu 131 Jungmann)		 Basic Trainer (biplane) 1936 580   
CASA 1-133 CASA, Spain [1]
(License-built Bücker Bu 133 Jungmeister )		 Advanced Trainer (biplane) 1937 70   
CASA 1145-L CASA, Spain [1]
(License-built Gotha Go 145)		 Trainer (biplane) 1938 46   
CASA-III CASA, Spain [1] Trainer 193? 9   
CH-300 Bellanca Recon ? ?   
Couzinet 101 Société des Avions René Couzinet, France Transport ? 1   
CR.20 Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1938 6   
CR.30 Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1938 2   
CR.32 Chirri Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1936 184   
CR.32bis Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1938 12   
CR.32quater Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1937 110–144  
CR.32ter Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1937 37   
CR.42bis Fiat, Italy Fighter (biplane) 1939 2   
Cruiser II Simmonds Spartan, United Kingdom Transport
1937 1   
D.371 / 372 Dewoitine, France Fighter 1936 14   
D.510 Dewoitine, France Fighter 1936 2   
D.XXI El Carmoli, Spain
(License-built Fokker D.XXI)		 Fighter 1936 1   
DC-1 Douglas, U.S.A. Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1938 1   
DC-2 Douglas, U.S.A. Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1936 6   
Delta 1D Northrop Corp, U.S.A. Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1937 3   
DH.9 De Havilland, United Kingdom Bomber/Reconaissance 1936 ?   
DH.60 Moth De Havilland, United Kingdom Utility 1936 15   
DH.60X Moth De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) ? 1   
DH.82A Tiger Moth De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) 1936 21   
DH.83 Fox Moth De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) ? 1   
DH.84 Dragon II De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) 1936 2   
DH.85 Leopard Moth De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) ? 1   
DH.89M Dragon Rapide De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) 1936 15   
DH.90 Dragonfly De Havilland, United Kingdom Trainer (biplane) 1938 3   
Do 17 Bacalao Dornier, Germany Bomber 1937 31   
Do 17E Dornier, Germany Bomber 1937 20   
Do 17F Dornier, Germany Recon 1937 28 ?
Do 17P Dornier, Germany Recon 1938 10   
Do 24T Dornier, Germany Flying Boat 1944 12   
Do-J Wal (aka Do 15) Dornier, Gemany as well as license-built by CASA, Spain [2] Flying Boat 1934 42   
E.30 Hispano-Suiza, Spain Primary Trainer 1936 1   
E.34 Hispano-Suiza, Spain Primary Trainer 1936 6 +
Eagle British Aircraft, United Kingdom Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		       
Envoy Airspeed, United Kingdom Transport 1937 12   
Envoy Envoy, United Kingdom Transport
(ex LAPE, the Spanish national airline)		 1936 6   
F 13 Junkers, Germany Transport 1925 2   
F.191 Farman, France Observation (biplane) 1936 1   
F.200 Farman, France Utility 1938 1   
F.291 Farman, France Transport 1930 2   
F.354 Farman, France Utility 1936 1   
F.391 Farman, France Utility 1937 1   
F.4 Buzzard Martinsyde, Britain Fighter (biplane) 1918 30   
F.402 Farman, France Utility 1936 4   
F.CX Fokker, Netherlands Recon 1937 2   
F.VIIb/3m Fokker, Netherlands Transport, Bomber 1936 3 +
F.XII Fokker, Netherlands Transport 1936 4   
F.XX Fokker, Netherlands Transport 1936 1   
Fi 156A Fieseler, Germany Utility 1938 4   
Fi 156C Fieseler, Germany Utility 1939 17   
FK51 Koolhoven, Netherlands Recon 1936 22   
Fleet 10 Fleet Aircraft, Canada Primary Trainer 1930 2   
Fleet 11 Fleet Aircraft, Canada Primary Trainer 1934 2   
Fury II Hawker, Britain Fighter 1938 2   
Fw 190A-8 Focke-Wulf, Germany Fighter 1943 ?   
Fw 200C Condor Focke-Wulf, Germany Recon, Transport 1943 2   
Fw 44 Stieglitz Focke-Wulf, Germany Trainer (biplane) 1939 ?   
Fw 56 Focke-Wulf, Germany Primary Trainer 1936 3   
Fw 58 Focke-Wulf, Germany Advanced Trainer 1943 10   
FBW-1 Zeus Spartan Aircraft Company, U.S.A.
 Advanced Trainer       
G.50 Freccia Fiat, Italy Fighter 1939 12   
G.8 Fiat, Italy Utility (biplane) 1938 2   
G-23 Delfin Grumman, U.S.A. Fighter 1938 34   
Gamma Northrop Corp, U.S.A. Transport ? 1   
GL-633 Loire-Gourdou-Leseurre, France Dive Bomber 1937 1   
GP-1 González Gil-Pazó, Spain Trainer 1936 13   
GP-2 González Gil-Pazó, Spain Trainer 1936 1   
GP-4 González Gil-Pazó, Spain Trainer 19?? ?   
GP-4 Gonzalez Gil-Pazo, Spain Utility 1934 13   
Gull Four Percival Aircraft Co, United Kingdom Utility 1936 2   
H.180 Aéroplanes Hanriot et Cie., France Trainer 1936 10   
He 111 Pedro Heinkel, Germany Bomber 1937 124+   
He 112B Heinkel, Germany Fighter 1938 19   
He 114 Heinkel, Germany Recon (biplane) 1943 2+   
He 115A-0 Heinkel, Germany Floatplane 1939 2   
He 45 C Pavo Heinkel, Germany Bomber 1936 36   
He 46C Heinkel, Germany Bomber 1936 30   
He 50G Heinkel, Germany Fighter (biplane) 1936 1   
He 51A Heinkel, Germany Fighter (biplane) 1936 6   
He 51B Heinkel, Germany Fighter (biplane) 1936 87   
He 51C Heinkel, Germany Fighter (biplane) 1938 39   
He 59B2 Zapatones Heinkel, Germany Bomber 1936 17   
He 60D Heinkel, Germany Bomber 1936 1   
He 60E Heinkel, Germany Recon (biplane) ? ?   
He 70 F-2 Rayo Heinkel, Germany Long-Range Recon 1936 51   
Hispano-Nieuport Hispano-Suiza, Spain
(License-built Nieuport-Delage NiD 52) 		Fighter 1930 148   
HM1 INTA, Spain [7] Primary Trainer 1943 151   
HM5 INTA, Spain [7] Advanced Trainer 1943 1   
HM9 INTA, Spain [7] Glider Tug 1945 ?   
Hs-123 Angelito Henschel, Germany Bomber 1935 17   
Hs-126 Superpavo Henschel, Germany Short Range Recon 1938 6   
I-15 Chato Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Fighter (biplane) 1936 180   
I-15bis Superchato (I-152) Polikarpov, U.S.S.R.
 Fighter (biplane) 1939 31   
I-16 Mosca Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Fighter 1936 475   
I-16 Supermosca Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Fighter ? ?   
I-16UTI Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Trainer 1938 4  
Ju 188F Junkers, Germany Recon 1943 ?   
Ju 52/3m Pablo Junkers, Germany Transport 1936 55   
Ju 60 Junkers, Germany Liaison 1936 2   
Ju 86D Junkers, Germany Bomber 1937 5   
Ju 87A Junkers, Germany Dive Bomber 1936 7   
Ju 87B Junkers, Germany Dive Bomber 1938 5   
Ju 88A Junkers, Germany Bomber 1943 25   
Ju 88A-4 Junkers, Germany Bomber 1943 10   
K 30 Junkers, Germany Transport 1926 3   
KI 32 a XIV Klemm, Germany Liaison 1937 3   
KR-22 Fairchild Aircraft, U.S.A. Trainer 1936 1   
Laté-28 Forges et Ateliers de Construction Latécoère, France Transport 1937 ?   
LeO 213 Lioré et Olivier, France Transport ? ?   
LGL-32 Loire-Gourdou-Leseurre, France Fighter 1936 32   
Loire 46 Loire Aviation, France Fighter (prototypes) 1936 5   
M 23b Messerschmitt, Germany Liaison 1931 1   
M 35 Messerschmitt, Germany Liaison 1936 1   
M- 91 Fairchild Aircraft, U.S.A. Flying Boat 1937 1   
M.18 Aeronautica Macchi, Italy Flying Boat 1936 10 ?
M.18 AR Aeronautica Macchi, Italy Flying Boat [4] 1920 20   
M.2 Hawk Miles Aircraft, United Kingdom Trainer ? ?   
M.3 Falcon Miles Aircraft, United Kingdom Patrol ? ?   
M.41bis Aeronautica Macchi, Italy Flying Boat Fighter 1936 3   
M.51 Aeronautica Macchi, Italy Flying Boat 1939 2   
M-17 Fleetster Consolidated, U.S.A. Transport ? ?   
MB.200 Marcel Bloch, France Bomber 1936 1   
MB.210 El Alcantarilla Military Aerodrome, Spain
(Local assembly of the Marcel Bloch MB.210)		 Bomber 1939 3   
Monocoupe 90A Luscombe Aircraft, U.S.A. Utility 1936 1   
Monospar ST-12 General Aircraft, United Kingdom Trainer 1936 4   
Monospar ST-25 De Luxe General Aircraft, United Kingdom Utility ? 1   
Monospar ST-25 Jubilee General Aircraft, United Kingdom Utility 1936 7   
Monospar ST-25 Universal General Aircraft, United Kingdom Utility 1936 4   
MS.230 Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier, France
 Trainer ? 6   
Osprey III Hawker, United Kingdom Seaplane (biplane) 1936 1   
PBY-5A Catalina Convair, U.S.A. Transport 1945 1   
Po.25 Aéroplanes Henry Potez, France
 Ground Support 1926 20 +
Po.540 Aéroplanes Henry Potez, FranceBomber 1936 30   
Pou du Ciel Mignet Pou du Ciel , France Sports Plane 1936 1   
PWS 10 PWS, Poland [8] Advanced Trainer 1936 20   
R.82 SNCASE (Romano), France [10] Trainer 1938 2   
R-5 Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Recon, Bomber 1936 130   
R-5 Rasante Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Recon 1936 31   
Ro.37Bis IMAM, Italy [11] Recon (biplane) 1936 68   
Ro.37bis Cadena IMAM (Romeo), Italy [11] Recon 1936 68   
Ro.41 IMAM (Romeo), Italy [11] Fighter (biplane) 1937 28   
Ro.41 IMAM, Italy [11] Fighter 1937 28   
Ro.43 IMAM, Italy [11] Seaplane 1944 6   
Ro.5 IMAM (Romeo), Italy [11] Trainer 1936 1   
RWD 13 RWD, Poland [9] Utility 1936 4   
RWD 9 RWD, Poland [9] Utility 1936 2   
R-Z Natacha Polikarpov, U.S.S.R. Bomber 1937 62   
S.51 Blériot-SPAD, France Fighter ? ?   
S.55X Savoia Marchetti, Italy Flying Boat 1936 3   
S.56 Blériot-SPAD, France Transport ? ?   
S.62 (aka SM.62) Savoia Marchetti, Italy
("Some" license-built in Spain)		 Flying Boat (biplane) 1936 37   
Š-231 Letov Kbely, Czechoslovakia Fighter 1936 22   
Š-331 Letov Kbely, Czechoslovakia Fighter 1937 1   
Saboya-62 Saboya, Spain
 Flying Boat (biplane) ? 35   
SB-2 Katiusca Tupolev, U.S.S.R. Bomber 1936 93   
SM.62 Savoia-Marchetti, Italy Flying Boat 1926 2   
SM.79-I Savoia Marchetti, Italy Bomber 1937 100   
SM.81 Pipistrello Savoia Marchetti, Italy Bomber 1936 65   
SR-6A Reliant Stinson, U.S.A.   1936 1   
ST-12 Monospar General Aircraft, United Kingdom Utility 1936 4   
ST-25 Monospar General Aircraft, United Kingdom Transport 1936 2   
Swallow 2 British Aircraft, United Kingdom Utility 1936 1   
Swordfish Fairey, United Kingdom [6] Bomber, Torpedo-Bomber 1941 1   
V1A Vultee, U.S.A. Bomber 1937 11   
Viceroy Airspeed, United Kingdom Transport 1936 1   
Vildebeest I CASA, Spain [1]
(Licensed by Vickers, United Kingdom)		 Naval Fighter 1936 26   
W 34hi Junkers, Germany Transport 1936 5   
Z.501 CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico), Italy;
also known as CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini) 		Recon Flying Boat 1936 11   
Z.506B CRDA (Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico), Italy;
also known as CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini) 		Recon Flying Boat 1938 4   
NOTES:
^   [1] CASA = Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (Aircraft Construction, Ltd.), Spain.
^   [2] Thirteen bought from Germany (1922-25) and 29 produced under license by CASA, Spain.
^   [3] Produced partially in France and partially under license by CASA, Spain.
^   [4] Used on the Dédalo Seaplane Carrier.
^   [5] The first 19 aircraft were imported, the next 26 assembled from French parts, then CASA [see Note 1 above] manufactured the remaining 177.
^   [6] The Swordfish was a former interned aircraft.
^   [7] INTA = Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeronáutica, (National Institute of Aeronautics), Spain.
^   [8] PWS = Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów, (Podlasie Aircraft Works), Poland.
^   [9] RWD = Stanisław Rogalski, Jerzy Drzewiecki, Stanisław Wigura, (acronym.of the names of the constructors), Poland.
^ [10] SNCASE = Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Est, (National Association od Aircraft Constructors of the South East), France.
^ [11] IMAM= Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali, (Southern Mechnical and Aviation Industries), Italy.
 
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