SU-AFC  Savoia-Marchetti SM.95                                       (c/n  15)

                                  
                               
                                    Services Aeriens Internationaux d'Egypte (SAIDE) was formed in 1947 as a subsidiary of the Fiat
                                    company.   Routes were flown initially from Cairo to Beirut, Tripoli and Rome.      Along with four
                                    Fiat G-212s the airline ordered a similar number of SM.95s for the longer haul routes.  These photos
                                    are a bit grainy but were gleaned from S.A.I.D.E. in 1949. The caption on the lower one indicates
                                    that the motley crew were picking up the aircraft from the plant in Italy when this shot was taken. .
                                    S.A.I.D.E.'s SM.95s differed from those operated by Alitalia in that they were powered by four
                                    Bristol Pegasus 48 engines and had the passenger cabin reconfigured to accommodate 26 in lieu
                                    of the original 18.    The disposition of these aircraft after S.A.I.D.E. was taken over by Misrair is
                                    unknown.