Airfix Savoia-Marchetti SM79 1:72 A04007V
£19.99
Airfix Savoia-Marchetti SM79 1:72 A04007V
Airfix Savoia-Marchetti SM79 1:72 A04007V
The Savoia-Marchetti SM79 ‘Sparrowhawk’ was Italy’s main medium bomber
of the Second World War and one of the most effective bombers operated
by Axis forces. With its unusual three engined configuration, the SM79
was a fast aeroplane, possessing endurance, which made it especially
effective in operations over the Mediterranean. As a torpedo bomber, the
SM79 earned a reputation for being one of the best anti-shipping
aircraft of WWII and should the aircraft have to land on water as a
result of damage sustained during an attack, the wooden wings and fabric
covered fuselage gave the crew ample time to take to their life rafts.
After the armistice with Italy, around 36 ‘Sparrowhawks’ continued to
fight with the Germans, some wearing Luftwaffe markings.
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