Spanish Bf 109s on the Eastern Front: Second Blue Squadron, 1942
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Spain was officially neutral during the Second World War, yet hundreds of Spanish pilots and ground personnel volunteered to serve alongside the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. In 1942, the Second Blue Squadron—15. (Span)/JG 51—arrived in Germany, trained on the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2, and prepared for combat over the Orel sector.
Its pilots were less experienced than those of the first Spanish Blue Squadron, but their first weeks at the front would be anything but quiet. From hurried scrambles under enemy attack to encounters with Il-2 Sturmoviks, DB-3 bombers, Pe-2s, LaGG-3s, and I-16 “Ratas,” the Spaniards soon found themselves facing the full intensity of the Soviet air war.
This video follows the opening phase of the Second Escuadrilla Azul’s deployment with JG 51: its training, arrival at the front, first aerial victories, combat losses, and a day that became the unit’s greatest success so far.
Watch the story of the 1st Escuadrilla Azul if you missed it:
The Spanish Luftwaffe Unit - Blue Squadron...
Spanish Aces for the Luftwaffe - The True ...
Spanish Blue Squadron Over Moscow: The Fir...
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Main sources:
The 'Blue Squadrons': The Spanish in the Luftwaffe, 1941-1944
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La Escuadrilla Azul : los pilotos españoles en la Luftwaffe
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Spanish Bf 109s on the Eastern Front: Second Blue Squadron, 1942
Showtime112
65,977 views
Spain was officially neutral during the Second World War, yet hundreds of Spanish pilots and ground personnel volunteered to serve alongside the Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. In 1942, the Second Blue Squadron—15. (Span)/JG 51—arrived in Germany, trained on the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2, and prepared for combat over the Orel sector.
Its pilots were less experienced than those of the first Spanish Blue Squadron, but their first weeks at the front would be anything but quiet. From hurried scrambles under enemy attack to encounters with Il-2 Sturmoviks, DB-3 bombers, Pe-2s, LaGG-3s, and I-16 “Ratas,” the Spaniards soon found themselves facing the full intensity of the Soviet air war.
This video follows the opening phase of the Second Escuadrilla Azul’s deployment with JG 51: its training, arrival at the front, first aerial victories, combat losses, and a day that became the unit’s greatest success so far.
Watch the story of the 1st Escuadrilla Azul if you missed it:
The Spanish Luftwaffe Unit - Blue Squadron...
Spanish Aces for the Luftwaffe - The True ...
Spanish Blue Squadron Over Moscow: The Fir...
Use the 'SHOWTIME112' Creator Code for a 5% discount in Thrustmaster web shop:
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Main sources:
The 'Blue Squadrons': The Spanish in the Luftwaffe, 1941-1944
https://amzn.to/3OFw3rd
La Escuadrilla Azul : los pilotos españoles en la Luftwaffe
https://amzn.to/4spi07I
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Hitman by Kevin MacLeod
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