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Flying the Sparviero
INSIGHTS SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM79 This head-on photo illustrates well the wide angle of ire from the SM79’s dorsal hump gunner position. A Regia Aeronautica Sparviero pilot making an ultra-low-level light near a merchant ship. The SM79 was remembered by its crews with particular affection. Maresciallo Prampolini, who lew both bomber and torpedo attack versions, said, “The Sparviero was, in my opinion, a truly excellent aircraft. Despite it being a bomber, it was very agile, and responded promptly to the controls, to

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