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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Italian for "Sparrowhawk") was a three-engined Italian medium bomber with a wood-and-metal structure. Originally designed as
a fast passenger aircraft, this low-wing monoplane, in the years 1937–39, set
26 world records that qualified it for some time as the fastest medium bomber
in the world. It first saw action during the Spanish Civil
War and flew on all
fronts in which Italy was involved during World War II. It became famous and
achieved many successes as a torpedo bomber in the Mediterranean theater. The SM.79 was an
outstanding aircraft and was certainly the best-known Italian aeroplane of
World War II. It was easily recognizable due to its distinctive fuselage dorsal "hump", and was well liked by its crews
who nicknamed it Gobbo Maledetto ("damned hunchback"). It was the most widely
produced Italian bomber of World War II, with some 1,300 built, remaining in
Italian service until 1952.
The engines fitted
to the main bomber version were three 582 kW (780 hp) Alfa Romeo 126
RC.34 radials, equipped
with variable-pitch, all-metal three-bladed propellers.
The SM.79's
defensive armament consisted of four and later five Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
The SM.79 saw action for the first time when serving with the Aviazione Legionaria, an Italian unit
sent to assist Franco's Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War. During the three
years of the civil conflict, over 100 SM.79s served as bombers and only four
were lost. Due to the experience gained in Spain the SM.79-II, introduced in
October 1939, went on to form the backbone of the Italian bomber corps during
World War II.
Almost 600 SM.79-I and –II aircraft were in
service when Italy entered World War II, and these aircraft were deployed in
every theatre of war in which the Italians fought.
After the Armistice, the Repubblica Sociale Italiana (RSI) decided to continue using the
SM.79s as torpedo-bombers. But only 15 more Sparvieri were built after the armistice, while five were
overhauled by the Reggiane factories. Counting the aircraft taken over from the
Regia Aeronautica, new
deliveries and aircraft in workshops and depots, the Aeronautica Nazionale
Repubblicana (ANR) had 73 SM.79 at its disposal. They were mostly SM.79-III
type. This version featured strengthened armament and had no ventral
"bathtub" turret. They were based mostly in Venegono. Two secondary
bases were Merna di
Gorizia and Perugia, in Umbria.
