Posted in ww2 italian naval aviation

CANT 18

CANT 18 (1926) 29 built 1927-28 Development In 1926, SISA asked the Cosulich group to build an acrobatic seaplane for…

Posted in ww2 USN Aviation

Martin T3M (1926)

US Navy Torpedo Bomber (1926-32), 124 built. The Martin T3M is a 1926 carrier-borne torpedo bomber, introduced a year before…

Posted in ww2 French Naval Aviation

Latécoère 298

Aéronautique Navale: 129 built total The best French floatplane ? A Laté 298 dropping its payload during exercises A navy…

Posted in WW2 Soviet Naval Aviation

Chyetverikov MDR-6

1937-43: 44 built. The Chyetverikov MDR-6 was a 1930s Soviet Union reconnaissance flying-boat aircraft, and the only successful aircraft designed…

Posted in British Fleet Air Arm

Fairey Firefly

Carrier Based Multirole Fighter Fleet Air Arm, 1,702 built 1942-53. Fairey Firefly: As we just saw the Attacker class, which…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation

Kawanishi H6K “Mavis”

Large recce/bomber flying boat, 215 made 1938-43 The H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat manufactured by the Kawanishi…

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Blohm & Voss 138 Seedrache (1940)

German Long-Range Reconnaissance flying boat First flight 1937, service 1940 -297 produced 1938-43. The Blohm & Voss BV 138 Seedrache…

Posted in ww1 naval aviation ww2 USN Aviation

Vought VE-7 (1917)

Vought VE-7 (1917) Naval Fighter – 128 built The Vought VE-7 “Bluebird” was an early biplane of the United States….

Posted in Polish Naval Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Lublin R.XIII (1931)

20 built, 3 versions 1932-35. Lost 1939. The Lublin R.XIII hydro (1931) was a floatplane derived from the Lublin R.XIII,…

Posted in British Fleet Air Arm WW2 Naval Aviation

Fairey Barracuda (1942)

FAA, 2,602 built 1942-45 The Fairey Barracuda was a British torpedo and dive bomber used during World War II. It…