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Savoia-Marchetti SM.73

SM73-30038Scrapped

RegistrationDED-ABAE

DEOperatorDeutsche Lufthansa AG

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Savoia-Marchetti SM.73. Operated for ČSA - Československé Aerolinie and Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Scrapped.

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Technical data

Country of registrationAlemania

MSN30038

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Savoia-Marchetti S.73

Figures for the S.73 (Piaggio Stella P.IX) variant, the most representative of the family

Length17.4 m57 ft

Wingspan24.0 m79 ft

Height4.6 m15 ft

Range1,600 km864 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed280 km/h151 ktMach 0.26

Service ceiling7,398 m24,272 ft

Maximum take-off weight9,280 kg20,459 lb

Maximum payload3,492 kg7,699 lbIts 18 passengers with baggage would weigh about 1.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity18 passengers

Endurance5 h 43 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1934 (92 years ago) · About 47 units built · Production ended in 1938

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Apr 1, 1939

Delivered to Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Delivered to Deutsche Lufthansa AG as D-ABAE.

Operators

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ČSA - Československé Aerolinie

Registration OK-BAE

1939-04-01

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Registration D-ABAE

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 · D-ABAE · Deutsche Lufthansa AG}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/SM73-30038},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/SM73-30038}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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