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This defunct Air Force is largely known for the intense action it saw during the Civil War, from July 1936 till its disbandment in 1939.
The Spanish Republican Air Force was popularly known as ''"La Gloriosa"'' (The Glorious One). But, according to some historians, the command structure of the Spanish loyalist forces was marred by ineptitude and lack of decision-making throughout the Civil War.<ref name="Antony Beevor 2006">{{cite book | title = The Battle for Spain | author =
The [[Battle of Guadalajara]] and the defence of the skies over [[Madrid]] against Nationalist bombing raids during the [[Siege of Madrid|capital's long siege]] would be the only scenarios where the loyalist air force took part in an effective manner. In other important republican military actions, such as the [[Segovia Offensive]], the [[Battle of Teruel]] and the decisive [[Battle of the Ebro]], where the [[Aviación Nacional]] was relentlessly strafing the loyalist positions with accurate low-level attacks,<ref>Chris Goss et al. ''Luftwaffe Fighter-Bombers Over Britain: The German Air Force's Tip and Run Campaign, 1942-43'', Stackpole, {{ISBN|978-0-8117-0691-9}}, p. 26</ref> the republican military airplanes were practically absent from the skies. Moreover, when they appeared and attacked, they did so in an unorganized and inadequate manner that mostly failed to achieve positive effects.<ref name="Antony Beevor 2006"/>
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