Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero

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World War II aircraft medium bomber military aircraft torpedo bomber

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a distinctive Italian World War II three-engined medium bomber and torpedo bomber, noted for its speed and extensive use in Mediterranean operations.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → medium bomber → military aircraft → torpedo bomber →
armament	aerial torpedoes → internal bomb load → machine guns →
configuration	taildragger landing gear →
convertedTo	military bomber →
countryOfOrigin	Italy → Kingdom of Italy →
crew	5 →
distinctiveFeature	humped dorsal fuselage → three-engine layout →
engineType	radial piston engine →
enteredServiceWith	Regia Aeronautica →
firstFlightDate	1934-10-28 →
fuselageConstruction	mixed wood-and-metal construction →
introduced	1936 →
manufacturer	Savoia-Marchetti →
maximumSpeed_kmh	430 →
nickname	Hunchback → Sparviero →
notedFor	extensive use in Mediterranean operations → high speed for its time →
numberBuiltApproximate	1300 →
numberOfEngines	3 →
originatedAs	civilian transport design →
primaryUser	Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana → Iraqi Air Force → Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force → Regia Aeronautica → Royal Romanian Air Force →
productionPeriodEnd	early 1940s →
productionPeriodStart	mid-1930s →
range_km	2000 →
role	medium bomber → torpedo bomber → transport aircraft →
serviceCeiling_m	7500 →
theatreOfOperations	Eastern Front → Mediterranean Sea → North Africa →
usedAs	anti-shipping aircraft → maritime strike aircraft →
usedBy	Italian Social Republic →
usedInConflict	Spanish Civil War → World War II →
wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Republican Air Force ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") → Regia Aeronautica → Royal Romanian Air Force ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") → Yugoslav Royal Air Force ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") →	usedAircraft
Aviazione Legionaria ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") →	aircraftUsed
Bombing of Guernica ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bombers") →	aircraftUsedByItalianForces
Daimler-Benz DB 605 ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 variants") →	application
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") →	predecessor
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") →	successorTo
Royal Hungarian Air Force ("Savoia-Marchetti SM.79") →	usedAircraftModel