#sm.84

Today, June 5, is the day the Italian bomber SM.84 made its first flight.

It was an aircraft developed by Savoia-Marchetti in the late 1930s. Development began as a torpedo bomber variant of the company's bomber SM.79, but in the end, everything except the main wings and main landing gear was newly designed.

However, its performance was mediocre, its maneuverability had actually declined, and its reliability was low as well, with production totaling around 300 aircraft.