SM.79B

SM.79B

Family
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79
Class
Bomber
Producers
Italy
Changes
Twin-engined export version with a glazed nose for the bomb aimer and the nose engine deleted. Engines varied by customer: Gnome-Rhône 14K (IAR K14) for Romania (24), Fiat A.80 for Iraq, Alfa Romeo 128 for Brazil. Romania's S-79B equipped the 1st Bomber Group from 1938 and fought at Odessa before going to flying schools in 1942.
Engine
Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major
Engines
2

Service

≈ Jun 1941 – Oct 1941