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Spanish air bombs

AKON_

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Here is a preview of the publication:
Catalogo de bombas_museo aire.jpg
Does anyone have the opportunity to scan it and provide it to others?
Akon .
 
Pay attention that the bombs inside are only the models collected at the Spanish Aviation Museum - I thought to buy this leaflet a few years ago (its digital version costs only a few euros) but some further checks made clear that it has no more info - and possibly less) as what is already available on the site www.ammonio.es (sadly no longer updated but still accessible)

MuseoAire-161 (2).jpg

Meanwhile, I uploaded in the download section the notice "Bombas - Catalogo de Municiones - Calse D -Madrid 1948"
The models of bombs figuring in this notice are also relevant for the GCE and throw even some light on their original German an Italian models.
As usual It will be available in a couple of days after authorization by the moderator.

A few pictures from the original catalog of "Talleres de Gernica" (undated - early 1930 period) showing the main models of bombs of Spanish design used in the GCE (some models - the A5 and A6 - being copied by the Talleres Mercier in Burgos, producing these bombs for the Nationalist side)
Talleres de Gernica 1.jpgTalleres de Gernica 2.jpgTalleres de Gernica 3.jpgTalleres de Gernica 4.jpgTalleres de Gernica 5.jpgTalleres de Gernica 6.jpg

Here are some photographs of the main Spanish designed bombs used in initial part of the GCE
From Left to Right - 50 kg C-1, 50 kg Hispana A-6, 12 kg Hispana A-5, sectioned bomb 12 kg A-5, Bomb A-4 (PuW clone produced in Spain), a 10 kg A-1 (Carbonit clone produced in Spain)
(the Puw and Carbonit clones were produced by the company Experiencias Industriales in Aranjuez) The bombs designated C- are chemical bombs.
L to R - C-1 50 kg, 50 kg Hispana A-6, 12 kg Hispana A-5, sectioned bomb 12 kg A-5, Bomb A-4 (Pu.jpg
From Left to Right: 12Kg Hispania A-5, 20kg C-5
L to R 12Kg Hispania A-5, 20kg C-5.jpg
 
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