The Italian word for “Sparrowhawk”, the “Sparviero” was the most successful Italian bomber of the war.  First seeing combat during the Spanish Civil War, it would later become the most feared torpedo bomber in the Mediterranean, sinking and damaging many British ships and earning itself the famous nickname “Gobbo Maleditto” – the “Damned Hunchback.”  Depicted here is the bomber flown by the famous Italian "Bomber Ace" Carlo Buscaglia in July 1941.

Classic Airframes #462, 1/48 Savoia Marchetti SM.79