Talk:Savoia-Marchetti SM.82

Number Built
The first paragraph says "about 400 built". The info box says 726+1 built. The page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Regia_Aeronautica_aircraft_used_in_World_War_II says 726 were used. Ayone know what's up? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitplane01 (talk • contribs) 06:20, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Marsupiale
Just tweaking the english in the article and I was confused in Operational History with the references to the Marsupiale, which I understood was the SM.75 not the SM.82 can anybody clarify. Should Marsupiale be changed to Canguro ? MilborneOne 16:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
 * with two references that name the SM.82 in their title as S.M.82 Marsupiale I do not think that that is a wise ideaDirk P Broer 00:42, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell the SM.82 Canguru was developed from the militarised variant of the SM.75 Marsupiale. I'm inclined to think that in common usage they were all (civilian SM.75, militarised SM.75, SM.82) mainly referred to as the Marsupiale.--Sturkster 12:38, 21 October 2007 (UTC)


 * The sources I have found are divided between Marsupiale, Canguro, and not using a name at all. Any idea which one was official, and why two names would be associated with this aircraft? Older English language sources seem to favour Canguro, but newer sources seem to favour Marsupiale. The maintenance manual uses neither, nor do any of the Italian language sources I found that mention the SM.82 Both names should be included in the article, even if to explain that it was used and by who. The Italeri kit (which includes unusually extensive notes on the aircraft) is boxed with both names. Could one name be as a bomber (Marsupial), and one as a transport (Canguro), or was initially the Marsupial, but confusion with the first Marsupial resulted in a name change? &#32;- NiD.29 (talk) 02:36, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

First Flight
Do we know the date of first flight? Bastie (talk) 12:06, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The Italian article is confusing: it gives the year of both first flight and entry into service as 1938, and calls the aircraft "Marsupiale" Bastie (talk) 12:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Furthermore, the English article contradicts itself: did they enter service in 1940 or 1941? Bastie (talk) 12:15, 18 December 2008 (UTC)