a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu
aeroplane model
Italy
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this is a wood and aluminum reproduction of a Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 Sparviero (Sparrow-hawk).
The model is wood carved with three rotating propellers and folding undercarriage molded in aluminum.
The SM 79 was the most effective land-based torpedo-bomber of the Second World War. It entered production in October 1939 to equip Italy's "Regia Aeronautica" torpedo-bombing squadrons, the Aerosiluranti. Owing to its shape it was called "gobbo" (hunchbacked).
The aeroplane is 6 1/2 in. long (cm. 16) and was bought from an Italian dealer at an Antique Fair.
this is a wood and aluminum reproduction of a Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 Sparviero (Sparrow-hawk).
