Savoia Marchetti SM-79 vol2 - Walk Around

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Paese	Italia
digitare	Bomber
Modello	SM-79
Argomento	Album di 53 foto di un aereo Savoia Marchetti SM-79

Il Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero era un bombardiere medio italiano a tre motori con struttura in legno e metallo. Negli anni 1937-39 fu originariamente progettato come un aereo passeggeri veloce, questo monoplano ad ala bassa, ha stabilito 26 record mondiali che lo qualificarono per qualche tempo come il bombardiere medio più veloce del mondo.

Vide per la prima volta l'azione durante la guerra civile spagnola e volò su tutti i fronti in cui l'Italia fu coinvolta durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Divenne famoso e ottenne molti successi come aerosilurante nel teatro mediterraneo. L'SM.79 era un aereo eccezionale ed era certamente l'aereo italiano più noto della seconda guerra mondiale. Era facilmente riconoscibile grazie alla sua caratteristica "gobba" dorsale della fusoliera, ed era ben piaciuto dai suoi equipaggi che lo soprannominavano Gobbo Maledetto ("maledetto gobbo"). Fu il bombardiere italiano più prodotto della seconda guerra mondiale, con circa 1.300 esemplari costruiti, rimanendo in servizio in Italia fino al 1952.

fonte: SM-79 su 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.
Costruzione: Welded tubular steel fuselage frame, covered with a mix of duralumin, plywood, and fabric. All-wood wings.
Crew: 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.