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danlisa
10-25-06, 04:17 PM
As it says, this is the first time I've seen this....
http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/9461/planepk4.jpg

I'm currently patrolling the med.

Edit - I am a Dumba$$:damn: :damn: forgot about the museum:D
Safe-Keeper
10-25-06, 04:29 PM
That's one spooky-looking thing (the cockpit windows). I'd submerge on sight:o.
danlisa
10-25-06, 04:30 PM
It's a friendly, it just attacked a brit merchant.
gutted
10-25-06, 04:32 PM
it's italian
TarJak
10-25-06, 05:06 PM
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
P_Funk
10-25-06, 06:34 PM
Before everyone answered I could tell by the wing markings that it's Italian. Dunno where that freaky paint job came from. It looks like a custom job.:hmm:
Sailor Steve
10-25-06, 06:43 PM
Actually that's a fairly standard desert paint scheme.
http://www.aviation-history.com/savoia-marchetti/sm79.html
P_Funk
10-25-06, 06:52 PM
Actually that's a fairly standard desert paint scheme.
http://www.aviation-history.com/savoia-marchetti/sm79.html

Not much good over water though is it.
spork542
10-25-06, 06:58 PM
It's called a Sparviero I think.
Hylander_1314
10-25-06, 08:38 PM
Yes, the SM 79, and ther paint scheme was standard Italian Med. Scheme. They had some on their fighters that were real cool looking, but a pain to reproduce on a model unless you make a template to use.
NightCrawler
10-26-06, 03:53 PM
http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/11/images/davies_sm79_01.jpg
http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/11/images/davies_sm79_04.jpg
http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/11/images/davies_sm79_02.jpg
http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/11/images/davies_sm79_03.jpg


http://www.aviation-history.com/savoia-marchetti/sm79.html
danlisa
10-26-06, 03:59 PM
Nice Find:up:
bookworm_020
10-26-06, 07:30 PM
It was used as a torpedo bomber and level bomber with good effect on the Malta convoys, I think it was also used as an anti-submarine aircraft as well.