Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
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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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 | 14 |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero canonical | 3 |
| SIAI-Marchetti SM.79 | 1 |
| SM.79 | 1 |
| SM.79 Sparviero | 1 |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 (some variants) | 1 |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bombers | 1 |
| Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 variants | 1 |
| Savoia‑Marchetti SM.79 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 |
Italian Social Republic Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Italian Co-belligerent Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bombers
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 variants
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Fiat A.74 R1C.38
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 (some variants)
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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SM.79
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Piaggio P.XI
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Savoia‑Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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SIAI-Marchetti SM.79
this entity surface form:
SM.79 Sparviero
subject surface form:
Italian National Republican Air Force
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79