Societa Aeronautica Meccanica Lombarda
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In 1913, Societa Aeronautica Meccanica Lombarda (SAML), a large firm of military contractors with several factories, decided to build aircraft.
In 1916, Robert Wild, Aviatik's designer, came to Italy to do designs for SAML.
First effort was Aviatik B1; some 410 were built under license. In 1916, Aviatik's designer came to Italy and designed the SAML S1 and S2; the latter was a derived reconnaissance bomber, of which some 657 were built. Work stopped at end of WWI.
Sources
- Gunston, 1993, p266
- Gunston, 2005, p408
- SD249
| Names | Societa Aeronautica Meccanica Lombarda |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | factories at Monza and other locations in Milan area, Italy |
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| Started aero | 1913 |
| Ended aero | 1918 |
| Key people | Robert Wild |
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