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==Soviet pilots in Spain==
[[File:SB ls66.jpg|thumb|Model of a Spanish Republican Tupolev SB2 ''Katyuska'', [[La Sénia]] Museum.]]
The Soviet Union profited from the [[international isolation]] of the Spanish Republic imposed by the [[Non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War|
Some of the most effective pilots in Spain were young men from the Soviet Union. The Spanish Republican Air Force lacked modern planes and experienced pilots. Unlike most other foreign pilots in the service of the Spanish Republican Air Force, Russian pilots were technically volunteers. They received no incentives, like combat bonuses, to supplement their modest wages.
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