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Aviones militares
País	Italia
Tipo	Bombardero
Modelo	SM-79
Tema	Álbum de 53 fotos de un avión Savoia Marchetti SM-79

El Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (italiano para "Sparrowhawk") era un bombardero medio italiano de tres motores con una estructura de madera y metal. En los años 1937-39 fue diseñado originalmente como un avión de pasajeros rápido, este monoplano de ala baja, estableció 26 récords mundiales que lo calificaron durante algún tiempo como el bombardero medio más rápido del mundo.

Primero vio acción durante la Guerra Civil Española y voló en todos los frentes en los que Italia estuvo involucrada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Se hizo famoso y logró muchos éxitos como bombardero torpedero en el teatro mediterráneo. El SM.79 era un avión excepcional y sin duda fue el avión italiano más conocido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Era fácilmente reconocible debido a su distintivo fuselaje dorsal "joroba", y era muy querido por sus tripulaciones que lo apodaron Gobbo Maledetto ("maldito jorobado"). Fue el bombardero italiano más producido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con unos 1.300 construidos, permaneciendo en servicio italiano hasta 1952.

Fuente: SM-79 en Wikipedia

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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was a famous Italian three-engined medium bomber and torpedo bomber that became arguably the best-known Italian aircraft of World War II. Initially designed as a fast, eight-passenger transport in the early 1930s, its excellent performance led to its adoption by the *Regia Aeronautica* (Italian Royal Air Force) for military service.

Design and Nickname

The SM.79 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane. Its construction was a combination of wood and metal, with a fuselage featuring a distinctive dorsal “hump” housing the fixed forward-firing machine gun and the dorsal gunner’s position. This unique silhouette earned it the crew nickname *il gobbo maledetto* (“damned hunchback”).

Configuration: Trimotor (three engines), with one engine in the nose and one on each wing.
Construcción: Welded tubular steel fuselage frame, covered with a mix of duralumin, plywood, and fabric. All-wood wings.
Tripulación: Typically 5 or 6 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer/gunner, radio operator, bombardier, rear gunner).
Powerplant: Various radial engines, commonly three Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34 engines, each producing around 780 hp.
Performance: Early versions set 26 world records between 1937 and 1939, giving it a reputation as one of the fastest medium bombers in the world at the time. Max speed was around 430 km/h.

Wartime Role

The SM.79 first saw combat during the Spanish Civil War and became the backbone of Italy’s bomber force at the start of World War II. It was the most numerous Italian bomber produced during the conflict, with over 1,300 units built.

Medium Bomber: Used for conventional bombing on multiple fronts, including the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Eastern Front. It carried an internal bomb load of up to 1,250 kg.
Torpedo Bomber: In its most successful role, the SM.79-II variant was adapted to carry one or two external torpedoes (450 mm naval torpedoes) and achieved notable success attacking Allied shipping in the Mediterranean. These crews were highly celebrated in Italy.
Armamento: Defensive weaponry typically included three to four machine guns: a fixed forward-firing 12.7 mm machine gun in the dorsal hump, one flexible 12.7 mm gun in the dorsal position, and a flexible 12.7 mm gun in the ventral “gondola” (a retractable belly position).

The type remained in Italian service until 1952.

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