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Re: Savoia Marchetti SM84 - 257a Squadriglia (1943)
Well Frederic
The code of one of the aircraft shown in the photo clearly indicates 257 Sqd.
I only have one book dedicated to the SM.84 (Ali d'Italia No 21) and it gives no indication of any mass escape anywhere. I don't think the aircraft ever served with a unit based in Africa, but I have not checked every unit supposed to have used it.
The SM.84 was a failure and disliked. It was supposed to replace the SM.79 but ended up being replaced by its predecessor instead.
All my magazine articles are equally silent about anything like this.
Hopefully one of our Italian members will have something to say about this photo as well
Cheers
Stig
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