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![Lone Sentry: Torpedo Bomber, Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 (WWII U.S. Intelligence Bulletin, January 1943) Lone Sentry: Torpedo Bomber, Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 (WWII U.S. Intelligence Bulletin, January 1943)](https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/it_bomber/italian_torpedo_bomber_sm79_savoia_marchetti.jpg)
Lone Sentry: Torpedo Bomber, Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 (WWII U.S. Intelligence Bulletin, January 1943)
![War Thunder on X: "The SM.79 made its first flight 87 years ago. The SM.79 was originally built as a fast transport plane and held 26 world records for some time. The War Thunder on X: "The SM.79 made its first flight 87 years ago. The SM.79 was originally built as a fast transport plane and held 26 world records for some time. The](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FHcfAT3X0AAe1vO.jpg:large)
War Thunder on X: "The SM.79 made its first flight 87 years ago. The SM.79 was originally built as a fast transport plane and held 26 world records for some time. The
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