Piaggio P.108

The Piaggio P.108 Bombardiere was the only Italian four-engine heavy bomber used by the Axis powers during World War II. The prototype first flew in 1939 and it entered service in 1941. It was one of a handful of Italian combat aircraft that could match the best manufactured by the Allies. Four versions of the P.108 were designed but only one the P.108B bomber was produced in any quantity before the armistice.

The Piaggio P.108 Bombardiere was the only Italian four-engine heavy bomber used by the Axis powers during World War II.1
* Piaggio P.108, an Italian heavy bomber of 1942-1945 * P.108 Balliol T.Mk 1 by Boulton Paul Aircraft This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License.2
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Made by Piaggio Aero.

The Piaggio P.108 was a large four-engine bomber built in small numbers by Italy during World War II. A P.4
writings of Giulio Douhet, the Piaggio P.108 languished on the war’s sidelines, seeing very little use. The P.5
The Piaggio P.108 was an Italian four-engined heavy bomber used by the Regia Aeronautica during World War II. It first flew in 1939 and entered service in 1942.6
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Luftwaffe
Height Main
6.00 m
Height Alt
20.0
Designer
Giovanni Casiraghi
Length Alt
2230.12
Max Takeoff Weight Main
29885.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
3520.0
Max Speed Alt
267 mph
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Introduced
1942
Max Speed Main
430.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
65885.0
Ceiling Main
8
500 m
Number Built
30
Crew
6
Retired
1945
Armament
462.0
Area Main
135.0 m²
Primary user
Regia Aeronautica
Span Alt
105.0
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1
500 hp
Engine(prop)
Piaggio P.XII RC.35
Manufacturer
Piaggio Aero
First Flight
1939
Span Main
32.00 m
Power Main
1120.0
Number Of Props
4
Empty Weight Alt
38195.0
Length Main
22.30 m
Area Alt
1453.0
Range Alt
2
187 mi
Similar Aircraft
*Junkers Ju 290*Petlyakov Pe-8*Short Stirling
Related
*Piaggio P.50*Piaggio P.112*Piaggio P.113
Empty Weight Main
17325.0
Ceiling Alt
27187.0
Category
Italian bomber aircraft 1930-1939
Piaggio aircraft
World War II Italian bombers

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