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BA.65 NIBBIO gallery

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Breda.65 Nibbio fighter-bomber played a leading role in the Spanish Civil War as a fighter. In this war they were able to shoot-down a Republican Tupolev SB.2 bomber.

 

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Twenty-three Nibbios were sent to Spain, but only eleven survived the war. The survivors were left in the hands of the Spanish Air Force, which kept them in service for a short time.

 

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Within the Spanish Civil War, they performed missions jointly with the famous German JU-87 Stuka. After comparing both aircrafts in combat, the BA.65 Nibbio was considered to be not far from the performance and capabilities of the German model.

 

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Twenty-five aircraft were sold to the Royal Iraqi Air Force that used them against British troops in the little-known Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941.

 

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The Chilean, Paraguayan and Portuguese Air Forces had the Nibbio in their lines, although in small quantities. Chile had twenty in service and Portugal only had ten aircrafts.

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