__NOTOC__ The Savoia-Pomilio SP.4 was a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War.Taylor 1989, p.793 It was a further development of the family of designs that had started with the SP.1. Ultimately all of these took their basic configuration from the

Farman MF.11 The Maurice Farman MF.11 ''Shorthorn'' is a French aircraft developed before World War I by the Farman Aviation Works. It was used as a reconnaissance and light bomber during the early part of World War I, later being relegated to training duties ...

: a biplane with twin tails and a fuselage nacelle that accommodated the crew and a pusher-mounted engine.''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'' p.2897 However, the SP.4 differed both from its Farman antecedent and the previous Savoia-Pomilio designs by featuring twin engines mounted in the interplane gap in place of the single engine in the nacelle. Removing the engine from this position allowed a second machine gun to be placed there instead. Apart from their intended role as a reconnaissance aircraft and bomber, some SP.4s were used to insert spies and saboteurs behind enemy lines.''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'' p.2898 A further development designated SP.5 remained unbuilt by the end of the war."Savoja-Pomilio S.p.4"

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Corpo Aeronautico Militare The Italian Corpo Aeronautico Militare (Military Aviation Corps) was formed as part of the Regio Esercito (Royal Army) on 7 January 1915, incorporating the Aviators Flights Battalion (airplanes), the Specialists Battalion (airships) and the Ballon ...

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* * * {{Portal bar, Italy, Companies, Aviation Savoia-Pomilio aircraft 1910s Italian military reconnaissance aircraft 1910s Italian bomber aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1917