Mattioli, M./Caruana, R. Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units

Name: Mattioli, M./Caruana, R.: Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units
Brand: Osprey Publishing
SKU: 517/8122
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English text, paperback, many bw-photographs, about 30 aircraft profiles in colour. 96 pages.

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Manufacturer No.: 9781472818836
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Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. During World War 2, it became Italy's most successful bomber, and the most produced, with around 1370 built between 1936 and early 1944. Although initially hampered by poor tactics, the S.79 bomber crews nonetheless scored sunk a number of Allied vessels, and provided a constant threat to Allied sailors in the Mediterranean in the early stages of the war. In East Africa and the Red Sea the Sparvieri were the most modern bombers in-theatre, proving a challenge to RAF and SAAF biplane fighters. Using specially commissioned full-colour artwork, first-hand accounts and historic photographs, this volume chronicles the history of the S.79's war in the Mediterranean, North African, Balkan, and East African theatres.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Mattioli, M./Caruana, R.
Title: Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units
Details: English text, paperback, many bw-photographs, about 30 aircraft profiles in colour. 96 pages.
Series: Osprey - Combat Aircraft
State: new

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