Durch alliierte Bombardierungen auf die Flugzeugindustrie in Italien kam es zu erheblichen Ersatzteilmängel und gut drei Viertel der noch verfügbaren SM.79 mussten am Boden bleiben.
1942 waren die Verbände schon so geschrumpft, daß die Regia Aeronautica nur noch einen statt der zwei Torpedos montierte, um wenigstens den Schein einer intakten Luftstreitkraft zu erwirken.
Zu Kriegsende standen nur noch 36 flugfähige SM.79 verstreut auf verschiedenen Flugplätzen.
www.rlm.atAllied bombing of the Italian aviation industry caused major problems in the production of aircraft and spare parts and as a result three quarters of the remaining SM.79 were grounded.
By 1942, units and available spare parts of the Regia Aeronautica had shrunk to the point where one instead of two torpedoes was carried to give at least the impression of a still formidable force.
By war's end there were only 36 operational SM.79 scattered over various airfields.
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