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Heinkel
112B The
He 112 was to designed to compete for the RLM
specification for a completely new monoplane
fighter, a compitition that is surprisingly lost to
the Bf 109 against which it proved more
manoeuvrable. Seventeen were supplied to Spain where
they were flown by civilian pilots and were judged
superior to the Bf 109C. 15 of these aircraft
continued in Spanish service until after World War
II.
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used to form IV./JG 132 on the 1st of July, 1938. It was first based at
Oschatz, but were moved to Karlsbad on the 6th of October.
The planes moved again on the 17th of November to Mährish-Trübau, where they
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In Spain the government decided to
purchase the 112B and form up a new group under
the command of Comandante
José Muñoz Jiménez. An order was placed for
twelve planes and they started to arrive in
November 1938. | |
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| Operations started on
the 17th of January 1939, and on the 20th the
operational plan proved sound when they
encountered a number of I-16's over Igualada.
The squadron commanding officer,
Capitán García Pardo shot one down for
his 12th kill, but this would prove to be the
only air to air victory for the He 112 for the
war. | |
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On the 10th of March
a new 112B-1/U2 arrived to replace the V9, and
was flown by a number of pilots at different
fighter units. On arrival in Hungary the 7.9mm
MG17's were removed and replaced with the local
8mm 39.M machine guns, and bomb racks were
added.
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