Operators
Kingdom of Italy
| SP.2 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance and bomber aircraft |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | SIA, Pomilio |
| Designer | Umberto Savoia and Ottorino Pomilio |
| First flight | 10 July 1916 |
| Number built | ca. 300 |
| Developed from | Savoia-Pomilio SP.1 |
The Savoia-Pomilio SP.2 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War. [1] It was a refined version of the SP.1, and like it, took its basic configuration from the Farman MF.11: a biplane with twin tails and a fuselage nacelle that accommodated the crew and a pusher-mounted engine. [2] The SP.2 entered mass production with SIA, and with co-designer Ottorino Pomilio's own firm that he had recently established. [2]
Around 300 examples were produced, and by spring 1917, these equipped twelve front-line squadrons of the Aeronautica Militare. [2] Of these machines, about a dozen participated in trials of the Revelli-FIAT 25 mm cannon before production of this weapon was discontinued. [3]
Kingdom of Italy Data from Taylor 1989, p.793
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