Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79
SM79 Italian bomber airplane model
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Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79

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Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79 airplane model. The Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79 was a three-engine medium aircraft developed by Savoia-Marchetti, also known as the Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI) later SIAI-Savoia. Initially developed as a fast passenger transport aircraft, it was later adapted for use as a racing aircraft, and later as a medium bomber. From 1936 until 1939 it broke several records, both in the civil and military spheres with the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force), also becoming the fastest medium bomber in the world at the time. It was one of the most produced aircraft by Italy during the Fascist dictatorship and was used by 12 different air forces, both civil and military and remained in service until 1951 as a bomber for the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), and until 1959 as a bomber for the Lebanese Air Force.

Mahogany wood. Scale: 1/48. Wingspan 18 inches, Length 13 inches.

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Scott Bell
S.M. 79

Plane is fantastic. Attention to detail is excellent.