In this distinguished military aviation history account for the aviation pilot, expert researchers trace public solidarity.
The Aviones Del Pueblo El aeroplano "Ciudad Real" textbook examines the citizen purchase of a Breguet XIV for air transport.
Delivers a key resource on air navigation, the Moroccan War, military reconnaissance flights, and aeronautics.
The practical military flight history and archival study guide Aviones Del Pueblo El aeroplano "Ciudad Real" is an authoritative technical textbook. It is written by military aviation researcher Mariano José García-Consuegra García-Consuegra. The volume is published by Biblioteca de Autores Manchegos (BAM) under the Provincial Council of Ciudad Real. Released in 2015 as part of the General Collection under issue number 194, it is cataloged under identifiers ISBN-13 9788477893165 and ISBN-10 8477893160. It documents an extraordinary civic initiative supporting combat aircrews during the Moroccan War. It serves as an essential reference text for every military pilot.
Across its specialized chapters, the textbook analyzes the aftermath of the Disaster of Annual and the Monte Arruit events of 1921. This severe national crisis spurred thousands of citizens to organize support for frontline troops. The local newspaper El Pueblo Manchego launched a solidarity subscription campaign in August 1921. In just five months, citizen donations raised the necessary funding to purchase a Breguet XIV bomber aircraft. The biplane was officially named "Ciudad Real" in honor of the donors. By early 1922, the aircraft was formally handed over to the Military Aeronautics Service for operational service across North Africa.
The volume reviews deployment logs, operational reconnaissance sorties, and logistical missions carried out over hostile desert sectors. Studying historical wartime operations provides valuable insights into early low-level air navigation and frontline communication techniques. It deepens professional understanding of tactical air transport logistics and civil support networks. You can explore additional technical textbooks in our catalog under the military aviation history books and combat aircraft study manuals for the aviation pilot section.
Published in an elegant hardcover binding, this edition contains 288 technical pages with extensive archival photographs and historical records from the aviation industry. Translated and formatted with technical precision, it provides high academic value for defense libraries, flight academies, and military historians. It supports active flight crews across all domains of modern aeronautics.
Who is the primary target audience for Aviones Del Pueblo El aeroplano Ciudad Real?
It is designed for military flight historians, defense researchers, and flight crew members working alongside every pilot.
Which aircraft model was purchased through this popular public subscription?
Citizens funded the acquisition of a Breguet XIV biplane bomber delivered to military service in Spanish aviation.
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