If you added all the aircraft that were interned in the "Neutral" countries to their airforces that would have been a huge boost to thier defences LOL.

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Very interesting thread guys!! Bravo!!

Thanks. There seems to be quite a few aspects of the war that are very little know.

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As for the 19 Portuguese P-39s, this weekend I glanced through a local book that stated that 16 had a 20mm cannon, the other 3 being 37mm. Great for commonality!

One of them had landed in Spain after all, and was passed on to Portugal very much under the counter due to the legal shenanigans

I'll try and borrow the book for the full story.

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I can see perhaps with the 20mm being easier to obtain. But the 37mm would be a tad bit harder to get.

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This site has some information on the Portuguese A-26's and information on other operators and some pictures.

Operational history II - Operators

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