Prowess of Italian aviators in the Spanish sky (colour litho)

Prowess of Italian aviators in the Spanish sky. Twenty-four legionary fighters of the La Cucaracha group engaged in battle at seven thousand meters high against ninety red devices, shooting down fourteen. The duel between Captain Bailo and the pilot of a Rata is very dramatic, who strafing themselves from the bow flying against each other, at summed speeds of more than 700 kilometers per hour, prolonged the gusts up to a few meters away. When both, in extremis, attempted the acrobatic turn, it was too late to avoid a collision. The Rata, who lost a wing in the terrible fight, fell... Illustration for Courier Sunday, 20-26 November 1938.