This is an authentic, glass-framed large aluminium airframe section recovered from Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero bomber which was the first enemy aircraft shot down and crashed in the Siege of Malta. The relic which is in lovely condition still retains most of its original wartime finish and most of its original brown and green paintwork remains all very clear to see, making it an attractive and increasingly scarce piece from one of the rarest aircraft shot down in Malta.
The aluminium section was torn, bent and distorted by the impact of the crash but remains in good, solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned while preserving its original character and wartime patina.
The relic is presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information, making it an excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 12 half inches by 12 half inches.
The parts are from Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero — Malta, 10 July 1940
On 10 July 1940, during the opening weeks of the Siege of Malta, a three-engined Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero medium bomber, flown by Sottotenente Felice Filippi of 195ª Squadriglia, 90° Gruppo, 30° Stormo, took part in an Italian air raid targeting the Grand Harbour dockyard and areas including Manoel Island, Tarxien and Żabbar. The bombers were intercepted by RAF fighters, and Filippi’s aircraft was hit and came down in flames behind the De Redin watchtower at Triq il-Wiesgħa, east of Fort San Leonardo in south-eastern Malta. The air victory was credited to Flying Officer Frederick Taylor. The aircraft became the first enemy plane to crash on Maltese soil during the Second World War; accounts report that at least one crewman attempted to bail out, but his parachute caught fire.
This is an authentic, glass-framed large aluminium airframe section recovered from Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero bomber which was the first enemy aircraft shot down and crashed in the Siege of Malta. The relic which is in lovely condition still retains most of its original wartime finish and most of its original brown and green paintwork remains all very clear to see, making it an attractive and increasingly scarce piece from one of the rarest aircraft shot down in Malta.
The aluminium section was torn, bent and distorted by the impact of the crash but remains in good, solid condition. It has been carefully cleaned while preserving its original character and wartime patina.
The relic is presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information, making it an excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 12 half inches by 12 half inches.
The parts are from Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero — Malta, 10 July 1940
On 10 July 1940, during the opening weeks of the Siege of Malta, a three-engined Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero medium bomber, flown by Sottotenente Felice Filippi of 195ª Squadriglia, 90° Gruppo, 30° Stormo, took part in an Italian air raid targeting the Grand Harbour dockyard and areas including Manoel Island, Tarxien and Żabbar. The bombers were intercepted by RAF fighters, and Filippi’s aircraft was hit and came down in flames behind the De Redin watchtower at Triq il-Wiesgħa, east of Fort San Leonardo in south-eastern Malta. The air victory was credited to Flying Officer Frederick Taylor. The aircraft became the first enemy plane to crash on Maltese soil during the Second World War; accounts report that at least one crewman attempted to bail out, but his parachute caught fire.
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