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RealDarko

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Help me ID a Italian plane.
« on: February 23, 2025, 01:48:44 PM »
The three engined bird landing. Any idea of the exact model?
Thanks!



https://imgur.com/a/ciJJeCK
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Gaston

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2025, 02:06:54 PM »
Looks very much like a SM-79...
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hamilton_p

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2025, 02:23:22 PM »
On the top of the cockpit is something resembling the turret of an SM 84, though.
My two cents.

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2025, 04:58:04 AM »
Most likely SM.79.

On SM.84 some part of the twin rudder should be visible, but the line of sight does not help
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Mission_bug

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2025, 06:48:13 AM »
I also think it is the SM.79., always loved that particular Italian aircraft since I made the Airfix kit as a youngster. ;)

It seems to have an unmistakable silhouette when compared to other types in most photographs.

Take care and be safe.

Wishing you all the very best, Pete. ;D
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RealDarko

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2025, 07:11:50 AM »
Can be, at first I tought it was a transport!
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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2025, 08:43:58 AM »
The Cantz1007 was initially designed with a single vertical stabilizer , but was found to
have longitudinal instability , and so one of the first modifications was the twin tail structure.
Someone with better access and linguistic capability than myself could probably find
how many examples of each type ( single vert stab versus twin vert stabs ) were built.
I believe this to be a photo of the earlier single vert stab example of the Cantz1007.
I may well be wrong.

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Mick

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2025, 09:10:36 AM »
... I would bet on a SM-79 Sparviero, too ...  ;)


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raf1659

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2025, 09:46:36 AM »
Decidedly a Savoia Marchetti SM.79 !   ;)
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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2025, 08:25:34 AM »
The photo certainly shows a SM 79 Spalviero.

About 560 CANT 1007 were built, of which 450 CANT 1007 bis bideriva
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Gaston

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2025, 08:29:34 AM »
For me, it is the wings, that have a quite particular shape...
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Baball

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Re: Help me ID a Italian plane.
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2025, 11:29:20 AM »
The left-offset underslung torpedo definitely indicates this is an SM.79.
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