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  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
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  • The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: Sparrowhawk) was a medium bomber that was used by Italy during World War II. The Sparviero saw effective use as a torpedo bomber, and many participated in the airstrikes on Malta and the convoys attempting to reach it during its siege by the Axis.
Length
  • 53
fullweight
  • 24192.0
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Range
  • 1234.0
emptyweight
  • 16755.0
Speed
  • 270.0
Affiliation
Role
  • Level/torpedo bomber
Name
  • Data for SM.79-II
  • Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero
Type
  • Medium Bomber
Wingspan
  • 69
Engine
  • 3
Crew
  • 4
Armament
  • Three 12.7mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns,ref|One fixed above the cockpit firing ahead, one manually operated from an open dorsal position, and one manually operated from rear of ventral gondola.|group="N" one 7.7 Lewis manually aimed from either beam window, plus 2,200lb of bombs or two 450mm torpedos.
Year
  • 1936
abstract
  • The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian: Sparrowhawk) was a medium bomber that was used by Italy during World War II. The Sparviero saw effective use as a torpedo bomber, and many participated in the airstrikes on Malta and the convoys attempting to reach it during its siege by the Axis.