S.A.M.L. Aviatik

When Italy first entered the war in May 1915, they did not have a lot of native designs waiting to be built. SAML began by building the Aviatik Type P15 (frequently mapped to the Aviatik B.II). However, the early Aviatiks had unreliable engines and SAML began work on a custom-designed version in the form of the SAML S.1.

SAML Aviatiks were used in the latter half of 1915 and early 1916 at Aviano and Milan with 72&ordf;, 73&ordf;, 74&ordf;, and 75&ordf; squadrilia. By early 1917 they were relegated to training, where the SAML Aviatiks continued to serve through the end of the war. In fact, 423 SAML Aviatiks were built in 1918 just for that purpose.

Miniatures and Models
An Aviatik B-class plane makes a good substitute.