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Old 29th Jan 2023, 16:15
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Originally Posted by BEagle
To some extent. But many Luftwaffe fighter pilots resented the ex-Condor Legion old boys' clique, who they termed 'The Spaniards', who thought that they knew everything. For example, Galland was against having radio in fighters - wing waggles and pre-flight briefs had worked OK in Spain, so should suffice elsewhere....
Galland flew open cockpit He-51 biplanes in Spain, so likely didn't even have radio's fitted?

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