Operational history Savoia-Marchetti SM.95

savoia-marchetti sm.95 i-dall of alitalia named marco polo @ manchester ringway airport in april 1948 when operating scheduled service via london rome

the last sm.95 completed on 18 november 1949, last of twenty officially built. had unexceptional performance, pw engines, , had no pressurization @ all, therefore not fly high. mixed construction did not last long: last flight on 28 september 1954 (1950 alitalia).

on january 27 th 1951 lightning struck alitalia savoia-marchetti sm.95b ugolino vivaldi (registration i-dalo, eerily named after first italian pilot killed in aviation accident falling plane in 1910) during flight paris-le bourget airport in paris, france, roma-ciampino airport in rome, italy. aircraft caught fire , crashed north of civitavecchia, italy, killing 14 of 17 people on board.

operation s

the interest military use confirmed daring mission: bombing of new york. in july 1939, s.m.75 obtained record of 12,935 km (8,034 mi), there several long-range missions both s.m.82 , s.m.75, while s operation considered 4-engined cant z.511, all-metal floatplane. had, however, shortcomings: needed refuelled submarine in middle of ocean. although able operate in adverse sea conditions (up force-5 gales), not idea, in last year of war. proposed long-range version of aircraft, sm.95 ga (with range of on 11,000 km/6,840 mi) used mount bombing raid on new york city launched western france, presence of many italian-americans in city meant benito mussolini authorize dropping of propaganda pamphlets. reported fuel load raised 23,800 kg, total of 39,3 tons. mission, 500 kg (1,100 lb) load, still in preparation when italy signed armistice in september 1943.