SABCA S.47

It had nothing to share with Fairey Battle or Fulmar: it was the modified Belgian version of the Caproni Ca. 355 "Maestrale" ("Mistral"): only the prototype built because of the German invasion in 1940.

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It looks a bit like a Fairey Fulmar, which should not be all that surprising when one considers the fact that the Fairey Fulmer was actually designed by a Belgian (Marcelle Lobelle). There was a close association between Britain's Fairey Aviation Ltd. and Belgium. In addition to the fact that the company's chief designer was Belgian, the company designed and built aircraft for the Belgian Air Force (The Fox reconnaissance /bomber and the Firefly biplane fighter) and set up a s subsidiary factor in Belgium in which to manufacture them. Shortly before WW-II began Fairly also sold the Belgium Air Force the Battle light bomber, a few of which were delivered to Belgium before hostilities began, and which were used in action.

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The SABCA S.47 and the Fairey Fulmar suffered from the same basic problem as the Fairey Battle and the Douglas TBD Devastator; too much aircraft and not enough engine. With total air superiority they might have pulled it off; but lacking that, they stood little or no chance. The Battle of France and the Battle of Midway showed the fate of under powered and overweight multi-seat aircraft when facing modern single seat fighters.

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There was only one Sabca S47 produced before the plant was overun by the advancing Nazi army. Sabca had set up a number of licence agreements with Caproni for various models none of which came to any real fruition. The company now controlled by Dassault and Stork is still heavily involved in the aerospace business.

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From minimal research I have done, It looks like the frame was adopted from the Fairey Fulmar. The Firefly and the S.47 came at about the same time.
Please extend research for confirmation on this...

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SABCA S.47 is really adaptablity Ca.335
The SABCA S.47 flew for the first time on 1939.
Engine - 1x Hispano Suiza NS 12 Ycrs- 860h.p.
Wingspan- 13,2m , length-10,61m
Empty weight-2100kg, take-off weight-3090km
Max.speed-480km /h, range-750km, ceiling- 10 500m
Armament - 1x20mm, 3x7,9mm machine guns, 200kg bombs

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Looks the Fairey Firefly

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This plane is Caproni Ca.335 "Maestrale" sold to Belgium and developed as S.47 and very similar to Ca.355 "Tuffo".

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Have you ever seen the Caproni Ca.355 "Tuffo" dive bomber? THAT is really similar!

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