Description
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.
Features
Published Date:
22/02/2018
ISBN:
9781472818836
Author:
Marco Mattioli
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format:
Paperback / softback
Dimensions:
184 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
Pages:
96
Language:
English