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The Arauzo aerodrome

Nava de Sotrobal, Tierra de Peñaranda, Salamanca

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The Arauzo aerodrome

Historical milestone · Nava de Sotrobal, Tierra de Peñaranda, Salamanca

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The Arauzo aerodrome was a military installation created during the Civil War by the insurgent side, on the Arauzo estate, north-west of the municipality of Nava de Sotrobal, beside the road from Villacastín to Vigo and the river Almar. It had only an unpaved airstrip and several huts for its services. It began operating in late summer 1936, and in October squadrons of Junkers Ju-52s of the Condor Legion, which operated against Madrid, were stationed there; with autumn, the poor condition of the ground forced much of the activity to be transferred to the Matacán aerodrome. It was bombed by Republican aircraft on two occasions, on 30 November and 1 December 1936, and was left abandoned at the end of the conflict.

finales de 1936

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