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Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units: Combat Aircraft 122

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Brand
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781472818836
Book Title
Savoia-Marchetti S. 79 Sparviero Bomber Units
Book Series
Combat Aircraft Ser.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Length
9.9 in
Publication Year
2018
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Caruana, Richard, Yes
Item Height
0.2 in
Author
Marco Mattioli
Genre
History
Topic
Europe / Italy, Military / World War II, Military / Aviation
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Width
7.3 in
Number of Pages
96 Pages
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472818830
ISBN-13
9781472818836
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228574280

Product Key Features

Book Title
Savoia-Marchetti S. 79 Sparviero Bomber Units
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Italy, Military / World War II, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Caruana, Richard, Yes
Genre
History
Author
Marco Mattioli
Book Series
Combat Aircraft Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7.3 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"If you are into Italian aircraft, the Spanish Civil War, or the Italian Air Force in World War II, this is a good reference book that is also a great read." - IPMS / USA "I have long sought a war history of the S.79 and find this to be a fine resource for Regia Aeronautica historians and modelers." - KitMaker Network "...good text and photos plus a series of really great color profiles. Four stars." - Air Classics Magazine, "If you are into Italian aircraft, the Spanish Civil War, or the Italian Air Force in World War II, this is a good reference book that is also a great read." -- IPMS / USA "I have long sought a war history of the S.79 and find this to be a fine resource for Regia Aeronautica historians and modelers." -- KitMaker Network "...good text and photos plus a series of really great color profiles. Four stars." -- Air Classics Magazine
Series Volume Number
122
Dewey Decimal
623.7463
Table Of Content
Chapter 1 - Combat debut in Spain Chapter 2 - 1940: War against France Chapter 3 - Sparvieri over Malta and the Mediterranean, 1940-42 Chapter 4 - Greece and the Balkans, 1940-41 Chapter 5 - Sparvieri over the Desert, 1940-43 Chapter 6 - Over East Africa and Red Sea, 1940-41 Chapter 7 - Sparvieri in Transport roles Appendices: A) S.79 bomber units, B) Awards to Italian S.79 crewmen and notable pilots, C) Allied warships hit by S.79s, D) Allied merchant ships hit by S.79s, E) Colour Plates Commentary
Synopsis
The humpbacked, three-engined S.79 was the Regia Aeronautica 's most effective weapon during World War 2. This fully illustrated study of Italy's most recognisable combat aircraft will appeal to those specifically interested in Italian military history., Italy's most successful wartime bomber, the S.79 was also the most produced, with around 1370 built between 1936 and early 1944. The Sparviero (Sparrowhawk) saw combat with the Regia Aeronautica in France, Yugoslavia, Greece, North Africa, East Africa and in the Mediterranean. 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 with the Aviazione Legionaria in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. A robust bomber, the S.79 provided the striking power for most of Italy's aerial campaigns. A proven torpedo-bomber, the Sparviero also made a solid contribution to Italy's maritime war in the Mediterranean. Although initially hampered by poor tactics, the S.79 bomber crews nonetheless scored sunk a number of Allied vessels. Indeed, the Sparvieri bombers patrolled ceaselessly over the Mediterranean, providing a constant threat to Allied sailors in the early stages of the war. In East Africa and the Red Sea the Sparvieri were the most modern bombers in-theater, proving a challenge to RAF and SAAF biplane fighters. This proposed volume aims to chronicle the history of the S.79's war in the Mediterranean, North Africa, Greece, the Balkans and East Africa. S.79 bombers, in action from the first day of the war in the Mediterranean until late 1942, played their part in numerous actions, operating as both strategic and tactical bombers. From 1943 until war's end, the S.79 served as auxiliary and liaison transport aircraft. A small number continued to see action as bombers through to 1945, however, serving with the pro-German ANR in northern Italy.
LC Classification Number
UG1242.B6

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