| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | I-CUPA |
| Other Marks: | I-11 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero |
| Aircraft Version: | Savoia-Marchetti SM.79CS |
| C/n (msn): | 54 |
| 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: | 589059 |
| Photo Comment |
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A massive Italian entry of six racing SM.79s and two Fiat BR.20s dominated the 1937 Istres - Damascus - Paris Air Race. I-CUPA was the winner. It was painted red with a green cheatline and the three green rats of the 'Sorci Verdi' flight on the fuselage. Although this airframe was also allocated MM358 and I-CUPA is not worn, these aircraft were nominally civilian. We think the single fasces emblem worn on the fuselage by Fascist Italian planes is not a military, but a state marking. I-CUPA re-registered I-MONI in January 1938 for a three-ship flight to Rio. Photo from: Fondazione Fiera Milano This photo was added on 26 July 2023, and has since been viewed 520 times. |