Aircraft Photo of MM347 | SAIMAN LB.2 | AirHistory.net #584826

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	MM347
Aircraft Original Type:	SAIMAN LB.2
Aircraft Generic Type:	SAIMAN LB.2
Aircraft Version:	SAIMAN LB.2
C/n (msn):	[ MM347 ]

Location
City / Area:	Milan / Palazzo delle Scintille [ Off-Airport ]
Country:	Italy
Event:	Salone Internazionale Aeronautico 1937

Photo Date:	October 1937
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	584826

Photo Comment
Allocated military serial MM347, this light twin-tail prototype was dismissed by Flight as a 'freak'. It was supposedly 'designed for SAIMAN by Francis Lombardi', but WWI ace Lombardi was more like the sales agent. His firm also represented Stinson, Tipsy, Zlin and 'Whitney Straight'. A Miles M.11 Whitney Straight, G-AEYB, is on display on the left. Two Zlin XIIs are on the right, and the dark plane with the light rudder is a Tipsy S.2. See photo of G-AEYB for another view of the LB.2. D-ADAA is a Ju 86 bomber. Photo from: Fondazione Fiera Milano This photo was added on 10 July 2023, and has since been viewed 409 times.

Photo Comment

Allocated military serial MM347, this light twin-tail prototype was dismissed by Flight as a 'freak'. It was supposedly 'designed for SAIMAN by Francis Lombardi', but WWI ace Lombardi was more like the sales agent. His firm also represented Stinson, Tipsy, Zlin and 'Whitney Straight'. A Miles M.11 Whitney Straight, G-AEYB, is on display on the left. Two Zlin XIIs are on the right, and the dark plane with the light rudder is a Tipsy S.2. See photo of G-AEYB for another view of the LB.2. D-ADAA is a Ju 86 bomber. Photo from: Fondazione Fiera Milano

This photo was added on 10 July 2023, and has since been viewed 409 times.

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