List of submarine-borne aircraft
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This is a list of Submarine aircraft carriers).
These were primarily used during
the period between the World Wars
.
Type | Country | Class | Role | Date | Status | No. | Notes |
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Aichi M6A1 Seiran[1] | Japan | Propeller | portable strike monoplane torpedo-bomber | 1945 | 28 | ||
Arado Ar 231 | Germany | Propeller | portable reconnaissance floatplane | 6 | |||
Bristol-Burney X.1,2,3 | UK | flying hydrofoil | |||||
Caspar-Heinkel U-1 |
USA / Germany | Propeller | dismantlable reconnaissance biplane | 3 | |||
Chyetverikov SPL | USSR | Propeller | 2 | ||||
Cox-Klemin XS-1 |
USA | Propeller | portable reconnaissance biplane | 1920s | 12 | ||
Cox-Klemin XS-2 |
USA | Propeller | experimental scout biplane | 1920s | 1 | ||
Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 "Bachstelze" | Germany | Rotorcraft | observation | 200 | Rotor kite | ||
Flettner Fl 282A-2 "Kolibri" | Germany | Rotorcraft | dismantlable reconnaissance | Project | 0 | Helicopter | |
Friedrichshafen FF.29 | Germany | Propeller | dismantlable reconnaissance biplane | 1 | Not internally carried | ||
Hansa Brandenburg W.20 |
Germany | Propeller | portable reconnaissance flying boat | 3 | |||
Loening XSL-1 | USA | Propeller | flying boat | 1 | |||
Luftfahrzeug Gesellschaft L.F.G Stralsund V.19 | Germany | Propeller | reconnaissance monoplane | ||||
Macchi M.53 | Italy | Propeller | reconnaissance | 0 | |||
Martin MS-1 |
USA | Propeller | dismantlable reconnaissance biplane | 1920s | 6 | ||
Parnall-Peto |
UK | Propeller | dismantlable reconnaissance biplane | 2 | |||
Piaggio P.8 | Italy | Propeller | reconnaissance | ||||
Sopwith Schneider seaplane |
UK | Propeller | experimental reconnaissance trial | Prototype | Modified example. | ||
Watanabe E9W1 "Slim" | Japan | Propeller | portable reconnaissance biplane | 35 | |||
Yokosuka E14Y1 "Glen" | Japan | Propeller | reconnaissance monoplane | 126 | |||
Yokosuka E6Y1-N | Japan | Propeller | reconnaissance biplane | 10 | |||
Mureaux Besson MB-411 | France | Propeller | portable reconnaissance monoplane | 2 |
References
- ^ Januszewski, pp. 58–76
Bibliography
- Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-370-30251-6).
- Januszewski, Tadeusz. Japanese Submarine Aircraft. Sandomierz, Poland/Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2002. ISBN 83-916327-2-5.