The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 is an Italian flying boat, first flown in 1924 and notable for its unusual twin-hull, twin-boom configuration with the crew and engines mounted in a central structure between the two hulls. It became internationally famous through a series of long-distance formation flights across the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1930s led by Italian aviator and politician Italo Balbo, mass formation crossings that were widely publicized at the time as a demonstration of Italian aeronautical capability and national prestige.
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SignificanceItalo Balbo's mass transatlantic formation flights with the S.55 were widely publicized, and the term Balbo entered the English language to describe a large formation of aircraft. 1 Manufacturer or Builder In the Other Atlases
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1. Savoia-Marchetti S.55 - Wikipedia
History section, first flight sentence
The S.55 first flew in August 1924
Lead paragraph, sentence 1
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 is a twin-engine twin-hull monoplane flying boat designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Savoia-Marchetti.
Operational history section, Balbo paragraph
The term 'Balbo' entered the English language as a term to describe a large formation of aircraft.
In Group: Early and Interwar Flying Boats, Lead sentence
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 is a twin-engine twin-hull monoplane flying boat designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Savoia-Marchetti.
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