Breda Ba.39

The Breda Ba.39, a touring and liaison aircraft designed and built in Italy, was a scaled-up version of the Breda Ba.33, achieving some success in sporting events, and distance flights.

Operational history
The Italian air ministry ordered 60 Ba.39s, one of which was flown on a circuit of the Mediterranean Sea by Folonari and Malinverni, starting and finishing at Turin.

Paraguay
One Ba.39 was registered in Paraguay as ZP-PAA in early 1940, owned by Elías Navarro and Antonio Soljancic. Powered by a Colombo S.63 engine, it was used for express flights by a company called Navarro Expreso Aéreo. In October, 1940, this plane was destroyed in an accident near São Paulo, Brazil.

Variants



 * Ba.39
 * The standard two-seat touring and liaison aircraft


 * Ba.39S
 * Tandem three-seat touring, communications aircraft introduced in 1934.


 * Ba.39 Met
 * Ba.39 Col
 * Ba.42
 * In 1934 the Ba.42 was introduced powered by a 179.7 hp Fiat A.70S radial engine, with a NACA cowling.
 * Ba.42
 * In 1934 the Ba.42 was introduced powered by a 179.7 hp Fiat A.70S radial engine, with a NACA cowling.

Operators

 * Kingdom of Italy
 * Regia Aeronautica
 * Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force