The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88 was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat heavy fighter prototype of the Second World War with a twin-boom structure, powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines. Intended for export, it was a land-based multi-role heavy fighter regarded as an advanced combat aircraft at its debut in 1939, and its layout was a new concept for the Italian aircraft industry even though Savoia had already built a similar twin-boom aircraft, the S.55. The crew of three, two pilots and a rear gunner, sat in a fully glazed ejectable nacelle in the middle of the centre wing panel behind the engines, and the structure was a wooden frame covered with metal skin. With the coming of the war the Germans denied permission to export the DB 601 to Italy, and the Regia Aeronautica declined to order the aircraft because of the similar performance of the proven Messerschmitt Bf 110.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88, was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat, heavy fighter prototype of World War II, featuring a twin-boom structure, and powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88, was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat, heavy fighter prototype of World War II, featuring a twin-boom structure, and powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88, was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat, heavy fighter prototype of World War II, featuring a twin-boom structure, and powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines.
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2 × Daimler-Benz DB 601 V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engine
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88, was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat, heavy fighter prototype of World War II, featuring a twin-boom structure, and powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88, was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat, heavy fighter prototype of World War II, featuring a twin-boom structure, and powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM.88, was an Italian twin-engined, three-seat, heavy fighter prototype of World War II, featuring a twin-boom structure, and powered by German Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines.
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