Savoia Marchetti SM 79 "Sparviero"
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
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Savoia Marchetti S.M.79
In March 2014, the diving group of Antonis Grafas dived and re-detected the Italian aircraft Savoia-Marchetti SM79 «Sparviero» that was originally detected few years ago by the professional diver Noulis Spurlakos in a depth of 59m at the south-east side of the island of Poros. Even though the aircraft had been thoroughly searched and identified as Savoia-Marchetti in 2011, almost after its discovery by a group of divers, in which the diver-researcher Giorgos Karelas was part of, its exact location was not known. The group of Antonis Grafas realized more divings in a wider area until they detected, photographed and filmed it in order to further document it.
According to the records of August 5th 1944 of the war diary of the German Admiralty of Aegean, we are aware of the below:
“A German bombing aircraft, type Ju 88, being an identifying [1], escorted the Italian torpedo air division in order to attack to the already attacked enemy convoy by Luftwaffe at the north-west side of Benghazi. From the 8 taken-off Italian aircrafts type S79 [Savoia-Marchetti SM 79], three of them managed to detect the convoy, at the north of Benghazi, and hit it with three torpedoes. A cargo-ship of 7000 gross weight, another ship as well as a third one sank [2]. Three strong explosions were evident. There was a loose resistance from the enemy with few anti-air firing. The attack took place during midnight. The aircrafts took off from the airport of Elefsina and landed on Maleme [Crete] at 01.50am on 5.8.1944. One of the aircrafts during its return fell near the cape of Spatha [Crete].”
The story of this very unit of SM79 is available on the web, bwing it one of the legendary "Buscaglia" Squdron. Honor to those brave, but somehow ill fated Italian Pilots! 🏴☠️🇮🇹
Thank you so much for this great video. I play this aircraft frequently in some air combat games. But my fondness goes beyond that. I recently learned about an SM.79 crew that crashed in the desert and sadly died from starvation, though one member almost managed to reach civilization before dropping dead. The music really gets me, I think of all of those men who lost their lives. I am very interested in II Italian aircraft and I thank you for this work.
Grazie mille per aver condiviso questo prezioso film!
Dear Jack
This video is all about a wreck we found and filmed during our diving project in the Saronc Golf -Greece,and more specifically that one of the SM 79.It starts with a fragment of an older documentary on the SM 79 and it continues with the underwater visual material of its current situation.You can always visit my web site should you need further info/clarifications.
Thank you VM, greta video, I am a WW2 history buff and like scuba diving a lot, too. Stellar!
Riprese eccezionali, grazie!
Wow, beautiful, amazing condition after all these years! It should be recovered and restored. I think that only two or three SM 79s survived in the world nowadays
Only 2, the third is the wreck of one found in Libyan desert. They all exposed in Italy, Rome and Trento museums.
luciodon76 yes, I know. I've seen all of them several times
Good video! 💪🏻🇮🇹❤️
The music this is video is nice beautiful..
Hello, thank you for the video, I love ww2 aircraft ❤️
Thank you very much maverick 79 gna.
Recuperiamolo....!!!!!
Thank you for watching Mishal.
No bent props...so intact...I can't help wondering whether this was dropped rather than crashed.?
hai trovato anche il reggiane 2002 di corfù ?
You tied a shot line or marker buoy to the tail structure? Very bad practice guaranteed to cause damage. And every close swim past will increase the rate of corrosion and collapse.
We tied a rope two millimeters ( down line ) without buoy to the surface.
Forse i piloti sono sopravvissuti non si capisce di che squadriglia è