savoia-marchetti sm79 sparviero

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the savoia-marchetti sm.79 sparviero (italian for sparrowhawk) was a three-engined italian medium bomber developed and manufactured by aviation company savoia-marchetti. it may be the best-known italian aeroplane of the second world war. the sm.79 was easily recognizable due to its fuselage's distinctive dorsal "hump", and was reportedly well liked by its crews, who nicknamed it il gobbo maledetto ("damned hunchback").