ITALIAN

SIAI S.79. Part 2

By Cesare Gori

Book information

Publisher
La Bancarella Aeronautica
Year
2000
Language
italian
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17593427 bytes)
Series
Ali dItalia 11
Pages
71\71
Library
mirknig.com
Time added
2011-12-05 17:23:38

Description

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (»Sparviero» is the Italian word for «Sparrowhawk») was a three-engine Italian bomber with a wood and metal structure that saw service in World War II. Originally designed as a fast passenger transport aircraft, this low-wing monoplane, in the years 1937-9, set 26 world records that qualified it, for some time, as the fastest medium bomber in the world. The SM.79 first entered action in the Spanish Civil War and during World War II saw duty on all fronts. But it became famous and achieved many successes as a torpedo bomber in the Mediterranean theater. The SM.79 was an outstanding aircraft and was certainly the best known Italian aeroplane of World War II.

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