The “Flying Pencil” was first “blooded” in combat in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War as part of the Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion that fought on behalf of Spain’s Nationalist faction, where it proved ...

On this day in aviation history, January 22, 1926, an aircraft called Plus Ultra set off to become the first aircraft to fly from Spain to Argentina. This event was not only a momentous event in the ...

However, the plane’s weaknesses were exposed during ... Among the casualties was Dornier Do 17Z-2 ‘F1+FH’ (Wk-Nr 2361) of 1.Staffel/KG 76, brought down by Sergeant Ray Holmes of No. 504 ...