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maritime patrol aircraft A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol rol ...

, which are sometimes referred to as Maritime reconnaissance, coastal reconnaissance or patrol bombers depending on the service and the time period, and are characterized by their use in controlling sea lanes.

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AD Flying Boat The AD Flying Boat was designed by the British Admiralty's Air Department to serve as a patrol aircraft that could operate in conjunction with Royal Navy warships. Intended for use during the First World War, production of the aircraft was te ...

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Aichi H9A The Aichi H9A (二式練習飛行艇, Navy Type 2 Training Flying Boat) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service flying boat used during the first years of World War II for crew training. An uncommon type, it was not encountered by Allied for ...

, , Japan , , , , 1940 , , retired , , , , , - , Airbus A319 MPA , , France , , , , 1995 , , In service , , , , Airbus Military - Surveillance & Security
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium bomber aircraft of the 1930s. It was one of three twin-engined, front line medium bomber types that were in service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the outbreak of the Second World ...

, , UK , , , , 1936 , , retired , , , , , - , ATR 42 MP Surveyor , ,

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

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ATR 72 MP The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (french: Avions de transport régional or it, Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed by ...

, , Italy , , , , 1988 , , In service , , , , , - , ATR 72 ASW , , France , , , , 1988 , , In service , , , , , - ,

Avro Anson The Avro Anson is a British twin-engined, multi-role aircraft built by the aircraft manufacturer Avro. Large numbers of the type served in a variety of roles for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCA ...

, , UK , , , , 1935 , , retired , , , , Production total of Mk.Is- includes trainers and bombers , - , Avro Lancaster GR.III/MR.III/10MR/MP , , UK & Canada , , , , 1941 , , retired , , (GR.III/MR.III)
- (10MR/MP), , Built in both countries, heavily modified in Canada , - ,

Avro Shackleton The Avro Shackleton is a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) which was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the South African Air Force (SAAF). It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber, which itself had been a develo ...

, , UK , , , , 1949 , , retired , , , , , - , B class blimp , , USA , , , , 1917 , , retired , , , , , - ,

BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was a planned maritime patrol and attack aircraft intended to replace the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2. The rebuilt aircraft would have extended the operating life of the Nimrod fleet by several decades and signific ...

, , UK , , , , 2004 , , cancelled 2010 , , , , , - , Beechcraft King Air , , USA , , , , 1963 , , In service , , , , , - ,

Basler BT-67 The Basler BT-67 is a utility aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is a remanufactured and modified Douglas DC-3; the modifications are designed to significantly extend the DC-3's serviceable lifetime. Desi ...

, , USA , , , , 1990 , , In service , , , , , - ,

Beriev Be-6 The Beriev Be-6 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 34", NATO reporting name "Madge") was a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB. It was capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions, such as long-range maritime reconnaissance, coastal ...

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USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

, , , , 1943 , , retired , , , , , - , Beriev Be-10 , , USSR , , , , 1956 , , retired , , , , , - , Beriev Be-12 , , USSR , , , , 1960 , , In service , , , , , - , Beriev Be-42 , ,

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

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Beriev MBR-2 The Beriev MBR-2 was a Soviet multi-purpose (including reconnaissance) flying boat which entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1935. Out of 1,365 built, 9 were used by foreign countries including Finland and North Korea. In Soviet Union it so ...

, , USSR , , , , 1931 , , retired , , , , , - ,

Blackburn Iris The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s. Although only five Irises were built, it was used as a long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force, where it equipped a squadron for four yea ...

, , UK , , , , 1926 , , retired , , , , , - , Blackburn Perth , , UK , , , , 1933 , , retired , , , , , - ,

Blohm & Voss BV 138 The Blohm & Voss BV 138 ''Seedrache'' (Sea Dragon), but nicknamed ''Der Fliegende Holzschuh'' ("flying clog",Nowarra 1997, original German title of the Schiffer book. from the side-view shape of its fuselage, as well as a play on the title of t ...

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, , , , 1937 , , retired , , , , , - ,

Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger The Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger (Boeing 344) was a prototype twin-engined flying boat patrol bomber built for the United States Navy. The order for this aircraft was canceled, to free production capacity to build the Boeing B-29, and only a singl ...

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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

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Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Boeing Renton Factory, Renton Factory in Washington (state), Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the Boeing 707, 7 ...

Surveiller , , USA , , , , 1967 , , In service , , , , , - , Boeing P-8 Poseidon , , USA , , , , 2009 , , In service , , , , , - , Bombardier DHC-8 MPA/MSA variants , ,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, , , , 2007 , , In service , , , , , - , Breguet 521 , ,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, , , , 1933 , , , , , , Developed from Short Calcutta , - ,

Breguet Alizé Breguet or Bréguet may refer to: * Breguet (watch), watch manufacturer **Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823), Swiss watchmaker **Louis-François-Clement Breguet (1804–1883), French physicist, watchmaker, electrical and telegraph work * Bréguet ...

, , France , , , , 1956 , , , , , , , - ,

Breguet Atlantic Breguet or Bréguet may refer to: * Breguet (watch), watch manufacturer **Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823), Swiss watchmaker **Louis-François-Clement Breguet (1804–1883), French physicist, watchmaker, electrical and telegraph work * Bréguet ...

, , France , , , , 1965 , , , , , , , - ,

Britten-Norman Defender The Britten-Norman Defender is a multi-role utility transport aircraft, manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. It is the military version of the Britten-Norman Islander, developed for roles such as utility transport, casualty eva ...

/Islander , , UK , , , , 1970 , , , , , , , - , C class blimp , , USA , , , , 1918 , , retired , , , , , - , C-Star class blimp , , UK , , , , 1918 , , , , , , , - ,

CAMS 55 __NOTOC__ The CAMS 55 was a reconnaissance flying boat built in France in the late 1920s which equipped the French Navy throughout the 1930s. Design and development The CAMS 55 design was derived from the unsuccessful CAMS 51 and followed the ...

, , France , , , , 1928 , , , , , , , - ,

Canadair CP-107 Argus The Canadair CP-107 Argus (company designation CL-28) is a maritime patrol aircraft designed and manufactured by Canadair for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). In its early years, the Argus was reputedly the finest anti-submarine patrol bomb ...

, , Canada , , , , 1957 , , retired , , , , , - ,

Canadian Vickers Vancouver The Canadian Vickers Vancouver was a Canadian transport/patrol flying boat of the 1930s built by Canadian Vickers Limited, Canadian Vickers. It was a twin-engine, equal-span biplane. The hull was of metal and the rest of the structure of fabric- ...

, , Canada , , , , 1929 , , retired , , , , , - ,

CANT Z.501 The CANT Z.501 ''Gabbiano'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Gull'') was a high-wing central-hull flying boat, with two outboard floats. It was powered by a single engine installed in the middle of the main-planeAngelucci and Matricardi 1978, p. 18 ...

, , Italy , , , , 1934 , , , , , , , - ,

CANT Z.506 The CANT Z.506 ''Airone'' ( Italian: Heron) was a trimotor floatplane produced by CANT from 1935. It served as a transport and postal aircraft with the Italian airline "Ala Littoria". It established 10 world records in 1936 and another 10 in 19 ...

, , Italy , , , , 1935 , , , , + , , , - ,

Caproni Ca.314 The Caproni Ca.314 was an Italian Radial engine, twin-engine attack aircraft, attack/torpedo bomber aircraft, used in World War II. Derived from the similar Caproni Ca.310, Ca.310, the Ca.314 was used mainly for Ground attack aircraft, ground a ...

-SC , , Italy , , , , 1940 , , , , , , , - , CASA C-212 MPA , , Spain , , , , 1971 , , , , , , , - , CASA/IPTN CN-235 MPA/ HC-144 Ocean Sentry , , Spain & Indonesia , , , , 1983 , , , , + , , , - , Chyetverikov MDR-6 , , USSR , , , , 1937 , , , , , , , - ,

Coastal class blimp __NOTOC__ The Coastal Class (often known as the C-Class or simply the 'Coastals') were a class of non-rigid airship or "blimp" used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) during World War I. The C-class blimp operated by the United States Navy ...

, , UK , , , , 1916 , , , , , , , - ,

Consolidated P2Y The Consolidated P2Y was an American flying boat maritime patrol aircraft. The plane was a parasol monoplane with a fabric-covered wing and aluminum hull. Development Initially created to compete for a U.S. Navy contract dated February 28, 19 ...

, , USA , , , , 1929 , , , , , , , - ,

Consolidated PBY Catalina The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. In Canadian service it was known as the Canso. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served wi ...

, , USA , , , , 1935 , , , , , , 620 Catalinas built in Canada and 24 in USSR , - ,

Consolidated PB2Y Coronado The PB2Y Coronado is a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft, and used by the US Navy during World War II in bombing, antisubmarine, and transport roles. Obsolete by the end of the war, Coronados were quickly taken ...

, , USA , , , , 1937 , , , , , , , - , Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator , , USA , , , , 1939 , , , , , , , - ,

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. The Navy had been using B-24s with only minor modifications as the PB4Y-1 L ...

, , USA , , , , 1943 , , , , , , , - , Convair P5Y , , USA , , , , 1950 , , , , , , , - ,

Curtiss Model H The Curtiss Model H was a family of classes of early long-range flying boats, the first two of which were developed directly on commission in the United States in response to the £10,000 prize challenge issued in 1913 by the London newspaper, t ...

, , USA , , , , 1914 , , , , , , , - , Curtiss HS-1L & HS-2L , , USA , , , , 1917 , , , , ~ , , , - ,

D class blimp The D class blimp was a patrol airship used by the US Navy in the early 1920s. The D-type blimps were slightly larger than the C-type and had many detail improvements. The Navy continued the practice of dividing the envelope production between G ...

, , USA , , , , 1920 , , , , , , , - , Dassault Falcon 20G , , France , , , , 1963 , , , , , , , - , Dassault Falcon 50M , , France , , , , 1976 , , , , , , , - , Dassault Falcon 900 MSA , , France , , , , 1984 , , , , , , , - , Diamond DA42 Guardian , ,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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Donnet-Denhaut flying boat __NOTOC__ The Donnet-Denhaut flying boat was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft produced in France during the First World War. Known at the time simply as "Donnet-Denhaut" or "DD" flying boats, the DD-2, DD-8, DD-9, and DD-10 de ...

, , France , , , , 1915 , , , , ~ , , , - , Dornier Wal , , Germany , , , , 1922 , , , , + , , , - ,

Dornier Do 24 The Dornier Do 24 is a 1930s German three-engine flying boat designed by the Dornier Flugzeugwerke for maritime patrol and search and rescue. A total of 279 were built among several factories from 1937 to 1945. Design and development The Dorni ...

, , Germany , , , , 1937 , , , , , , , - ,

Dornier 228 The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, designed and first manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. Two hundred and forty-five were built in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. In 19 ...

, , Germany , , , , 1981 , , , , , , , - , Douglas B-18 Bolo/Digby , , USA , , , , 1935 , , , , , , , - , Douglas/BSAS Turbo Dakota , , USA , , , , 1991 , , , , , , , - , Douglas PD-1 , , USA , , , , 1923 , , , , , , , - , CASA C-295 MPA , ,

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, , , , 1997 , , , , , , , - , Embraer EMB 111 Bandeirante , ,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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Embraer R-99 The Embraer R-99 is the Brazilian Air Force military designation of the EMB-145-RS. It is an aircraft based on the ERJ 145 civil regional jet. The R-99 series are equipped with Rolls-Royce AE1 3007 turbofan engines. The military versions provid ...

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, , , , 2001 , , , , + , , , - , Embraer P-99 (EMB-145MP) , , Brazil , , , , 2003 , , , , , , , - ,

Fairey Gannet The Fairey Gannet is a carrier-borne aircraft that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company. It was developed for the Royal Navy, being the first fixed-wing aircraft to combine both the search an ...

, , UK , , , , 1949 , , , , , , , - , FBA Types A, B, C & S , , France , , , , 1913 , , , , ~ , , , - ,

FBA Type H The FBA Type H was a French reconnaissance flying boat produced in large numbers in France and Italy during World War I by Franco-British Aviation. Design and development A development of the FBA Type A, the Type H shared the same basic pushe ...

, , France , , , , 1915 , , , , ~ , , , - , FBA Type S , , France , , , , 1917 , , , , , , , - , Felixstowe F.2 , , UK , , , , 1916 , , , , , , , - ,

Felixstowe F.3 The Felixstowe F.3 was a British First World War flying boat, successor to the Felixstowe F.2 designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN at the naval air station, Felixstowe. Design and development In February 1917, the first pro ...

, , UK , , , , 1917 , , , , , , , - , Felixstowe F5L/Curtiss F5L , , UK & US , , , , 1918 , , , , , , built in both countries, airframe by Curtiss, hull by Porte in the UK.) , - , Fiat RS.14 , , Italy , , , , 1939 , , , , , , , - ,

Focke-Wulf Fw 200 The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 ''Condor'', also known as ''Kurier'' to the Allies (English: Courier), was a German all-metal four-engined monoplane originally developed by Focke-Wulf as a long-range airliner. A Japanese request for a long-range maritime ...

, , Germany , , , , 1937 , , , , , , , - , Fokker F27 200-MAR , ,

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, , , , 1955 , , , , , , unarmed variant , - , Fokker F27 Maritime Enforcer , , Netherlands , , , , 1955 , , , , , , , - , Fokker T.IV , , Netherlands , , , , 1927 , , , , , , , - , Fokker T.VIII , , Netherlands , , , , 1938 , , , , , , , - ,

Friedrichshafen FF.60 The Friedrichshafen FF.60 was a German experimental floatplane produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. Development and design The FF.60 was an experimental large triplane floatplane, powered by four Mercedes D.III engines. Its first flight too ...

, , Germany , , , , 1918 , , , , , , , - , Gotha WD.9 , , Germany , , , , 1914 , , , , , , , - ,

Gotha WD.27 The Gotha WD.27 (for ''Wasser Doppeldecker'' - "Water Biplane") was a patrol seaplane developed in Germany during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global confl ...

, , Germany , , , , 1918 , , , , , , , - ,

Grumman AF Guardian The Grumman AF Guardian was the first purpose-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier-based aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy.Kowalski 1991, p. 3. It consisted of two airframe variants, one for detection gear, the other f ...

, , USA , , , , 1945 , , , , , , , - , Grumman Tracker , , USA , , , , 1952 , , , , , , , - ,

Hall PH The Hall PH was an American flying boat of the 1930s. It was a twin-engined biplane, developed from the Naval Aircraft Factory PN and could hence trace its lineage back to the Felixstowe flying boats of World War I. The PH was purchased in small ...

, , USA , , , , 1929 , , , , , , , - , Harbin SH-5 , , China , , , , 1976 , , , , , , , - ,

Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner. It was originally designed ...

, , UK , , , , 1967 , , , , , , , - ,

Hiro H4H The Hiro H4H (or Hiro Navy Type 91 Flying Boat) was a 1930s Japanese bomber or reconnaissance monoplane flying boat designed and built by the Hiro Naval Arsenal for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Design and development First appearing in 1931 the H ...

, , Japan , , , , 1931 , , , , , , , - , IAI 1124N Sea Scan , , Israel , , , , 1977 , , , , , , , - , IAI Heron , , Israel , , , , 2005 , , , , , ,

UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controlle ...

, - , Ilyushin Il-38 , , USSR , , , , 1967 , , , , , , , - ,

Junkers Ju 290 The Junkers Ju 290 was a large German, four-engine long-range transport, heavy bomber and maritime patrol aircraft used by the Luftwaffe late in World War II that had been developed from an earlier airliner. Design and development The Junkers ...

, , Germany , , , , 1942 , , , , , , , - ,

K-class blimp The ''K''-class blimp was a class of blimps (non-rigid airship) built by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio for the United States Navy. These blimps were powered by two Pratt & Whitney ''Wasp'' nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engin ...

, , USA , , , , 1938 , , , , , , , - ,

Kawanishi H3K The Kawanishi H3K, also known as Navy Type 90-2 Flying Boat (九〇式二号飛行艇), was a Japanese biplane military flying boat from the interwar period. The H3K was a development of the Short S.8/8 Rangoon. The first of the H3Ks was built ...

, , Japan , , , , 1930 , , , , , , , - ,

Kawanishi H6K The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis; the Navy designation was . Desig ...

''Mavis'' , , Japan , , , , 1936 , , , , , , , - ,

Kawanishi H8K The Kawanishi H8K was a flying boat used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was "Emily". The Kawanishi H8K was a large, four-engine aircraft designed ...

''Emily'' , , Japan , , , , 1941 , , , , , , , - ,

Kawasaki P-1 The Kawasaki P-1 (previously P-X, XP-1) is a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company. Unlike many maritime patrol aircraft, which are typically conversions of civilian designs, the P-1 is a pu ...

, , Japan , , , , 2007 , , , , , , , - ,

Kawasaki P-2J The Kawasaki P-2J (originally P2V-Kai) is a maritime patrol and ASW aircraft developed for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. A turboprop-powered version of the radial-engined P-2 Neptune, the P-2J was developed as an alternative to buying ...

, , Japan , , , , 1966 , , , , , , turboprop Lockheed P-2 , - , Keystone PK-1 , , USA , , , , 1930 , , , , , , , - ,

Kyushu Q1W The Kyūshū Q1W ''Tokai'' (東海 "Eastern Sea") was a land-based anti-submarine patrol bomber aircraft developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Allied reporting name was ''Lorna''. Although similar in appearance to the G ...

, , Japan , , , , 1943 , , , , , , , - ,

Lockheed Hudson The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built by the American Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. It was initially put into service by the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and p ...

, , USA , , , , 1938 , , , , , , , - ,

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura The Lockheed Ventura is a twin-engine medium bomber and patrol bomber of World War II. The Ventura first entered combat in Europe as a bomber with the RAF in late 1942. Designated PV-1 by the United States Navy (US Navy), it entered combat in ...

, , USA , , , , 1940 , , , , , , , - ,

Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon The Lockheed Ventura is a twin-engine medium bomber and patrol bomber of World War II. The Ventura first entered combat in Europe as a bomber with the RAF in late 1942. Designated PV-1 by the United States Navy (US Navy), it entered combat in ...

, , USA , , , , 1943 , , , , , , , - ,

Lockheed P-2 Neptune The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (designated P2V by the United States Navy prior to September 1962) is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and ...

, , USA , , , , 1945 , , , , , , , - ,

Lockheed P-3 Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner.

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Lockheed P-7 The Lockheed P-7 was a four turboprop-engined patrol aircraft ordered by the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the P-3 Orion. The external configuration of the aircraft was to be very similar to that of the P-3. Development had not progressed very m ...

, , USA , , , , 2000 , , , , , , , - ,

Lockheed S-3 Viking The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation. Because of its characteristic sound, it was nicknamed the "War Hoover" after th ...

, , USA , , , , 1972 , , , , , , , - ,

Lohner L The Lohner L was a reconnaissance flying boat produced in Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was a two-bay biplane of typical configuration for the flying boats of the day, with its pusher engine mounted on struts in the interplane gap. The ...

, , Austria-Hungary , , , , 1915 , , , , + , , , - , Loire 70 , , France , , , , 1933 , , , , , , , - ,

M class blimp The Goodyear Aircraft Company of Akron, Ohio built the M-class blimp for the US Navy as the follow-on to the K-class anti-submarine warfare blimp used during World War II. It was a significantly larger airship, 50% larger than its predecessor. ...

, , USA , , , , 1944 , , , , , , , - , Macchi M.C.99 , , Italy , , , , 1937 , , , , , , , - ,

Mann Egerton Type B The Mann Egerton Type B was a 1910s British maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Short Type 184 by Mann Egerton and Company of Norwich. Design and development Mann Egerton were given a contract in 1915 to build the Short Type 184, a t ...

, , UK , , , , 1916 , , , , , , , - ,

Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11 The Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11 (or Høver M.F.11, for its designer) was a three-seat, single-engine biplane used by the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service for maritime reconnaissance in the decade before the Second World War. The M.F.11 was ...

, , Norway , , , , 1931 , , , , , , , - , Martin PM-1 , , USA , , , , 1930 , , , , , , , - , Martin PM-2 , , USA , , , , 1931 , , , , , , , - , Martin P2M , , USA , , , , 1929 , , , , , , , - , Martin P3M , , USA , , , , 1931 , , , , , , , - ,

Martin P4M Mercator The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The Mercator was an unsuccessful contender for a United States Navy requirement for a long-range maritime patrol bomber, with the Lockheed P2V ...

, , USA , , , , 1946 , , , , , , Most diverted to other purposes , - ,

Martin P5M Marlin The Martin P5M Marlin (P-5 Marlin after 1962), built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Middle River, Maryland, was a twin piston-engined flying boat that entered service in 1951, and served into the late 1960s with the United States Navy perfo ...

, , USA , , , , 1948 , , , , , , , - ,

Martin P6M SeaMaster The Martin P6M SeaMaster, built by the Glenn L. Martin Company, was a 1950s strategic bomber flying boat for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy crews were undergoing operational training, ...

, , United States , , , , 1955 , , , , , , , - ,

Martin PBM Mariner The Martin PBM Mariner was an American patrol bomber flying boat of World War II and the early Cold War era. It was designed to complement the Consolidated PBY Catalina and PB2Y Coronado in service. A total of 1,366 PBMs were built, with the fir ...

, , USA , , , , 1939 , , , , , , , - , Myasishchev 3M/3MD , , USSR , , , , 1956 , , , , , , all variants , - ,

Naval Aircraft Factory PN The Naval Aircraft Factory PN was a series of open cockpit American flying boats of the 1920s and 1930s. A development of the Felixstowe F5L flying boat of the First World War, variants of the PN were built for the United States Navy by Douglas, ...

, , USA , , , , 1922 , , , , , , , - , Nord 1402 Noroit , , France , , , , 1949 , , , , , , , - , Norman Thompson N.T.4 , , UK , , , , 1916 , , , , , , , - , North Sea class blimp , , UK , , , , 1917 , , , , , , , - ,

Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is an American high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under development for the United States Navy as a surveillance aircraft. Together with its associated ground control station, it is an ...

, , USA , , , , 2013 , , , , , , Drones , - ,

PZL M28B Bryza The PZL M28 Skytruck is a Polish STOL light cargo and passenger plane, produced by PZL Mielec, as a development of licence-built Antonov An-28s. Early licence-built planes were designated PZL An-28. The maritime patrol and reconnaissance varian ...

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

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Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

, , , , 1938 , , , , , , , - , Rohrbach Ro IV , ,

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

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Royal Aircraft Factory C.E.1 The Royal Aircraft Factory C.E.1 (Coastal Experimental 1) was a prototype United Kingdom, British flying boat of the First World War. It was a single-engined pusher configuration biplane intended to carry out coastal patrols to protect shipping ...

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Saro Lerwick The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). It was intended to be used with the Short Sunderland in Royal Air Force Coastal Command but it was a flawed design and only a small number were built. ...

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Saro London The Saunders Roe A.27 London was a British military biplane flying boat built by the Saunders Roe company. Only 31 were built, entering service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1936. Although due for replacement by the outbreak of World War ...

, , UK , , , , 1934 , , , , , , , - , Savoia-Marchetti S.55 , , Italy , , , , 1924 , , , , + , , , - , Savoia-Marchetti S.59 , , Italy , , , , 1925 , , , , + , , , - , Savoia-Marchetti SM.62 , , Italy , , , , 1926 , , , , , , , - , Shaanxi Y-8F, Q & X , , China , , , , 1984 , , , , , , , - ,

Shin Meiwa PS-1 The Shin Meiwa PS-1 and US-1A is a large STOL aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air-sea rescue (SAR) work respectively by Japanese aircraft manufacturer Shin Meiwa. The PS-1 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant is a flying ...

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Short Type 184 The Short Admiralty Type 184, often called the Short 225 after the power rating of the engine first fitted, was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying folding-wing seaplane designed by Horace Short of Short Brothers. It ...

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Short Empire The Short Empire was a medium-range four-engined monoplane flying boat, designed and developed by Short Brothers during the 1930s to meet the requirements of the growing commercial airline sector, with a particular emphasis upon its usefulness ...

, , UK , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Two BOAC examples converted for the

RAF The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

with full weapons fit including fuselage depth charge racks and tail and top turrets; five Qantas Empire Airways/BOAC examples converted for the

Royal Australian Air Force "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = RAAF Anniversary Commemoration ...

with makeshift weapons; and two stock

TEAL alt=American teal duck (male), Green-winged teal (male) Teal is a greenish-blue colour. Its name comes from that of a bird — the Eurasian teal (''Anas crecca'') — which presents a similarly coloured stripe on its head. The word is oft ...

examples used for visual patrols by the Royal New Zealand Air Force. , - , Short Rangoon , , UK , , , , 1930 , , , , , , , - , Short S.26/M , , UK , , , , 1939 , , , , , , , - ,

Short Seaford The Short S.45 Seaford was a 1940s flying boat, designed as a long range maritime patrol bomber for RAF Coastal Command. It was developed from the Short S.25 Sunderland, and initially ordered as "Sunderland Mark IV". Background In 1942, the Ai ...

, , UK , , , , 1944 , , , , , , , - , Short Seavan , , UK , , , , 1976 , , , , , , , - , Short Shetland , , UK , , , , 1944 , , , , , , , - , Short Singapore III , , UK , , , , 1934 , , , , , , , - ,

Short Sunderland The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North Ea ...

, , UK , , , , 1937 , , , , , , , - , Submarine Scout class blimp , , UK , , , , 1915 , , , , , , , - , Submarine Scout Pusher class blimp , , UK , , , , 1917 , , , , , , , - , Submarine Scout Twin class blimp , , UK , , , , 1918 , , , , , , , - , Submarine Scout Zero class blimp , , UK , , , , 1916 , , , , , , , - ,

Supermarine Scapa The Supermarine Scapa was a British general reconnaissance flying boat built by Supermarine that was used by the Royal Air Force between 1935 and 1939. It was developed from the Southampton and formed the basis of the later Stranraer flying boat ...

, , UK , , , , 1932 , , , , , , , - , Supermarine Southampton , , UK , , , , 1925 , , , , , , , - ,

Supermarine Stranraer The Supermarine Stranraer is a flying boat designed and built by the British Supermarine Aviation Works company at Woolston, Southampton. It was developed during the 1930s on behalf of its principal operator, the Royal Air Force (RAF). It wa ...

, , UK , , , , 1934 , , , , , , More built in Canada than UK , - , Tupolev Tu-16T/PL/R/RM/SP , , USSR , , , , 1952 , , , , , , Production figure includes all variants. , - , Tupolev Tu-95MR , , USSR , , , , 1961 , , , , , , , - ,

Tupolev Tu-142 The Tupolev Tu-142 (russian: Туполев Ту-142; NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) is a Soviet/Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft derived from the Tu-95 turboprop strategic bomber. A specialised commun ...

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Vickers Warwick The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose twin-engined British aircraft developed and operated during the Second World War. In line with the naming convention followed by other RAF heavy bombers of the era, it was named after a British city or ...

GR Mk.II and V , , UK , , , , 1939 , , , , , , , - ,

Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson; a key feature of the aircraft is its ...

GR.Mk.VIII/XI/XII/XIII/XIV , , UK , , , , 1936 , , , , , , , - ,

Yokosuka H5Y The Yokosuka H5Y (short designation) or Yokosuka Navy Type 99 Flying Boat Model 11 (九九式飛行艇, ''99shiki hikōtei'') (long designation), given the allied code name Cherry, was an IJNAS flying boat in service from 1938. Design and develo ...

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