Jane's All the World Aircraft 1938 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 Commercial Monoplane (three 750 h.p. Alfa-Romeo 126RC.34 engines).

Aviation Historian 32 / M.Wickstead - Italy's forgotten airlines (2)

Designed as a successor to the SM.73, the SIAI-Marchetti SM.75 made its first flight in November 1937 and was the largest of the manufacturer’s trimotor transports. The type was the first of the company’s civil transports to be fitted with a retractable undercarriage and joined the ALSA fleet in 1938 to serve on long-distance routes.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v5

Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 Marsupiale.

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

In the spring of 1939 SIAI-Marchetti SM.75PD I-TALO, specially modified for long-distance flying, set a new record by covering a remarkable 12,935km (8,037 miles) over a closed circuit, making the type a logical choice for the Rome-Tokyo-Rome flight in 1942. Two SM.75GAs were accordingly taken from a LATI order and modified to “RT” standard.

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

The SM.75 at Tokyo with its crew and Japanese officials posing for a publicity photograph, despite Japan’s reluctance to draw too much attention to the flight, for fear of alerting the Soviets to its route.

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

The SM.75RT is refuelled at Tokyo, probably on the morning of its departure back to Italy on July 16. The trimotor was painted Verde Oliva Scuro (Dark Olive Green) overall and hinomaru (rising sun) insignia were applied on the fuselage and wings for the Pao Tow-Tokyo-Pao Tow sectors.

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

This poor-quality but rare photograph shows the Italian crew saying its goodbyes at Tokyo before departing Tachikawa airfield on July 16, 1942, for the return to Tokyo. Note the rather crude hinomaru applied to the white band on the SM.75’s rear fuselage.

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

With the nose engine shut down to minimise wear-and-tear, the SM.75RT taxies in at one of the stops along the route. The location is unknown, but the backdrop appears to be European rather than the more mountainous Japan or Mongolia’s Gobi desert.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-08 / Personal album. Civil

Ju-52/3m авиакомпании Malert, применявшийся для полетов на фронт. На заднем плане - SM.75
In the foreground is the Magyar Legiforgalmi Junkers-Ju 52 HA-JUF with its name Endresz Gyorgy featured prominently beneath the cabin windows. Behind the Ju 52 is Ala Littoria’s Savoia Marchetti S.M.75 I-TETI parked on the Budaors apron.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

Flight 1938-05 / Flight

Three-engined aircraft for long distance service on main traffic lines. ACCOMMODATION FOR 18/24 PASSENGERS. USEFUL LOAD 5000 Kgs. CRUISING SPEED 320/345 Kms.p.h. (199/211 m.p.h.). RANGE UP TO 2000 Kms.
The S.75 which, though it has the same power plant and general form as the S.83, is considerably larger.

Aviation Historian 33 / M.Wickstead - Italy's forgotten airlines (3)

In late December 1941, under pressure from the American government, the Brazilian authorities impounded all LATI aircraft still in the country. They included this SIAI-Marchetti SM.75, probably either I-BUEN or I-BLAN, photographed by American serviceman Louis A. Tyler at Recife in northern Brazil, in 1942.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-09 / H.Levy - Italian miscellany

The first Savoia-Marchetti aircraft to feature a retractable undercarriage, the S.M.75 is seen here in its military transport guise. This aircraft was used by Marshal Pietro Badoglio, who became premier when Italy surrendered, and is seen at Guardo, Italy, on February 14. 1944.

Мировая Авиация 230

Быстрый и надежный S.75 стал первым самолетом "Savoia-Marchetti" с убирающимся шасси. Этот военный вариант получил укороченное вертикальное оперение, использовавшееся на S.M.82.

Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

Военно-транспортный S.75 венгерских ВВС, весна 1941 г.

Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

Транспортный самолет Savoia SM-75. На этой венгерской машине хорошо видны две верхние стрелковые точки

История Авиации 34 / С.Алексеев, А.Булах, П.Каминский - Хроники Интрудеров /Ретроспектива/ (9)

Фактически с момента переброски в Северную Африку "Африканского Корпуса" германский "воздушный мост", связывавший Чёрный Континент с Италией, работал практически без перебоев до начала апреля 1943 г. На фото: итальянские многоцелевые SM.84 (SM.73 и SM.75 ???). Доставив в Африку снабжение их экипажи нередко "подлётывали" ночью с бомбами, нанося удары по английским аэродромам, после чего сразу уходили на свои авиабазы в Италию.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Savoia-Marchetti / SIAI S.73 - ИталияItaly - 1934

Flight 1938-05 / Flight

Twenty-four passengers can be transported at over 200 m.p.h. in the roomy cabins of the S.75, but the usual three-abreast arrangement is for 18 seats.

Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

S.75 из 1-й транспортной группы итальянских ВВС, использовавшийся королем Умберто II, потерпел аварию при посадке в Пизе в декабре 1944г.

Air Enthusiast 2003-09 / A.Thomas - Indians over Africa

Parsonson's victim - Savoia I-LUNO burns after his attack on October 5, 1941.

Air Pictorial 2002-05 / M.Wickstead - The Origins of Alitalia

Pre-war poster for Ala Littoria

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

This beautifully evocative illustration, showing the Japanese public in traditional dress greeting the Italian trimotor as it sweeps over Tokyo on its arrival from Rome in July 1942 (with a somewhat “larger than life” Mt Fuji in the distance), was painted by renowned Fascist poster artist Gino Boccasile for an Alfa Romeo advertisement.

Aviation Historian 24 / R.Flude, G.Alegi - The Rome-Tokyo express. The Regia Aeronautica's 1942 route-proving flight to Japan /The Axis's wartime air links/ (1)

The August 10, 1942, issue of Italian magazine Ali di guerra (Wings of War) featured a "wraparound" cover with a map purporting to show the weather conditions during Il lungo volo - the long flight - although the route flown has clearly been left deliberately vague, with arrows pointing out of Italy and into Japan - and no further information.

Flight 1939-04 / Flight

The layout of the Savoia Marchetti S.M. 75 three-engined machine may be studied here. This model has been adopted by a number of airlines.

Моделист-Конструктор Военно-транспортные самолеты Второй мировой войны

SIAI S.75 (ранней серии)