Savoia-Marchetti S.55 Twin-Hull Flying-Boat Family
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 was an Italian twin-hull flying-boat family whose unusual tandem-engine layout supported military patrol and bomber work, passenger and mail variants, and long-range record flights. S.55 aircraft carried Italian crews across the South Atlantic and North Atlantic in the interwar period, including the 1933 formation flight to Chicago that made the type an enduring symbol of long-distance seaplane operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- S.55SM.55S.55AS.55XSanta MariaJahúBalbo flying boat
- Family Name
- Savoia-Marchetti S.55
- Full Name
- Savoia-Marchetti S.55 Twin-Hull Flying-Boat Family
- Roles
- airlinermilitaryreconnaissanceutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- water
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 was an Italian twin-hull flying-boat family whose unusual tandem-engine layout supported military patrol and bomber work, passenger and mail variants, and long-range record flights. S.55 aircraft carried Italian crews across the South Atlantic and North Atlantic in the interwar period, including the 1933 formation flight to Chicago that made the type an enduring symbol of long-distance seaplane operations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,924
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- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 06:41:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 8, 2026 at 06:41:14 UTC