| 3rd Escuadrilla de Moscas |
| Formed in February of 1937 (possibly denominated " Pligunov Squadron ") participating in the battle of Guadalajara and later in the battle of Segovia. In August a detachment is sent to patrol the North under the command of Yevseviev and unites with the patrols of 2nd Squadron. The squadron participates in Batalla de Belchite and Teruel. At the end of Batalla de Teruel it passes to hands of the Spaniard Bravo Jose Maria reorganizing itself in Salou in March of 1938. It participated in the combats of the offensives towards the Mediterranean and Valencia. During Batalla of the Ebro command passes to Tarazona with the unit disbanding in February of 1939 after the fall of Catalonia. |
| Bases |
| From To Base Battle 00.00.37 00.03.37 Albacete 00.03.37 00.04.37 Guadalajara Guadalajara 00.04.37 00.06.37 Alcal� de Henares Segovia 00.06.37 00.06.37 Basbastro Huesca 00.06.37 00.07.37 Los Alc�zares 00.07.37 00.07.37 Barajas Brunete 00.07.37 00.08.37 La Albericia Norte 00.08.37 00.10.37 Escatr�m Belchite 00.10.37 00.12.37 Hijar Teruel 00.12.37 00.12.37 Caspe Teruel 00.12.37 00.12.37 La Cenia Teruel 00.12.37 00.01.38 Villar del Arzobispo Teruel 00.03.38 00.04.38 Reus 00.04.38 00.05.38 Sagunto Valencia 00.05.38 00.06.38 El Vendrell Valencia 00.06.38 00.06.38 Sagunto Valencia 00.06.38 00.08.38 Liria Ebro 00.08.38 00.08.38 El Vendrell Ebro 00.08.38 00.08.38 Figueras Ebro 00.08.38 00.02.39 Pla de Cabra Catalu�a 00.02.39 Catalu�a Catalu�a |
| Name From To Smirnov, Boris "Pligunov" 00.02.37 15.04.37 Ukhov, Valentin 15.04.37 00.07.37 Yevseviev (Yevsi�ev) 00.07.37 24.08.37 Smirnov, Boris "Pligunov" 24.08.37 00.01.38 "Silvestro" 00.01.38 00.01.38 Smolekov 00.01.38 00.02.38 Bravo Fern�ndez, Jos� Mar�a 10.04.38 22.09.38 Tarazona Toran, Francisco 22.09.38 00.01.39 Calvo Aguilar, Nicomedes 00.01.39 00.04.39 |
| Squadron Commanders |
| Pilots |
| Name Deceased Cause Obs. "Silvestro" Jefe Esc Cdr 01-38 Alarc�n R�os, Jos� Arias Arias, Antonio Arr�s Serrano, Domingo 16-11-38 Valls Accident in training Artigas Sah�n, Salvador CM-195 Beltr�n Rodrigo, Vicente 31-10-38 Ebro Bravo Fern�ndez, Jos� Mar�a Esc Cdr 04-38, CM-249, CM-219 Calvo Aguilar, Nicomedes Esc Cdr 01-39 Claud�n Moncada, Eduardo 05-07-38 Puebla Vde. Fern�ndez Ferreiro, Manuel Fierro Men�, Andr�s 18-07-38 Segorbe CM-141 Franc�s Reyes, Estanislao Transfers to 3rd 16-11-38 Frutos Gonz�lez, Luis de 18-01-38 crashed on Teruel front Garc�a Cano, Antonio Gonz�lez Casola, Eduardo 19-07-38 Segorbe Huertas Garc�a, Juan 04-10-38 Ebro Jim�nez Mara��n, Ram�n. Kerenko Lichnikov 18-06-37 Campo Real Margalef Vernet, Luis 22-09-38 Ebro CM-148 Montilla Montilla, Manuel. Paredes Mart�nez, Francisco 02-11-38 Ebro CM-264 Pitarch Escorihuela, Antonio 26-01-39 Catalu�a Pligunov, Sergei Quereda Mora, Miguel + Rodr�guez Panadero, Andr�s 30-09-37 Asturias Basque Saavedra Villaescusa, Luis Saladrigas Guardia, Ram�n S�nchez L�pez, Francisco 30-09-38 Ebro Sardina P�rez, Nicolas 02-09-37 Asturias Basque Sirvent Cerrillo, Luis Smirnov, Boris "Pligunov" Esc Cdr 02-37 Smolekov Esc Cdr Tarazona Tor�n, Francisco Esc Cdr 09-38, CM-249, CM-193 Toquero Burillo, Restituto Felix Ucar Arteche, Amalio + Ukhov, Valentin Esc Cdr 04-37 Utrilla Hern�ndez, Pedro 10-06-38 Castell�n CM-140 Yevseviev (Yevsi�ev) Esc Cdr 07-37 until 8-37. (Hero of the Soviet Union) |
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| The pilots of 3� Squadron in Sabadell, 1938:: Bravo, Margalef, Calvo, Pitarch, Sirvent, Ucar, Toquero, Paredes, Quereda, Beltr�n, Tarazona and Montilla |
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| 1st ~ 2nd ~ 3rd ~ 4th ~ 5th ~ 6th ~ 7th ~~ Esc. Vasca ~~ Esc. de Caza ~~ P. de defensa de Costas |