Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero

Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Regia Aeronautica Photo) The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero (Sparrowhawk) was a three-engined Italian medium bomber. It may be the best-known Italian warplane of the Second World War. The SM.79 was easily recognizable due to its fuselage’s distinctive dorsal “hump”, and was reportedly well liked by its crews, who nicknamed it il gobbo maledetto … Read more