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aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...

carried undersea and used from

submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...

s (see

Submarine aircraft carriers A submarine aircraft carrier is a submarine equipped with aircraft for observation or attack missions. These submarines saw their most extensive use during World War II, although their operational significance remained rather small. The most fa ...

). These were primarily used during

the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, also included for comparison are earlier developments of submarine carried aircraft from

the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and the period between the World Wars. , - ,

Aichi M6A The is a submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was intended to operate from I-400 class submarines whose original mission was to conduct aerial attacks against the United States. D ...

1 ''Seiran'' , , Japan , , Propeller , , portable strike monoplane torpedo-bomber , , , , , , , , , - ,

Arado Ar 231 The Arado Ar 231 was a lightweight floatplane, developed during World War II in Germany as a scout plane for submarines by Arado. The need to be stored inside the submarine necessitated compromises in design that made this single-seat seaplane ...

, , Germany , , Propeller , , portable reconnaissance floatplane , , , , , , , , , - , Bristol-Burney X.1,2,3 , , UK , , , , flying hydrofoil , , , , , , , , , - , Caspar-Heinkel U-1 , , USA / Germany , , Propeller , , dismantlable reconnaissance biplane , , , , , , , , , - , Chyetverikov SPL , , USSR , , Propeller , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

Cox-Klemin XS-1 The Cox-Klemin XS was a 1920s American experimental scout biplane, the first aircraft to be launched and recovered from a submarine. Development Based on a design by the US Bureau of Aeronautics for a simple single-seat scout seaplane that could ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , portable reconnaissance biplane , , 1920s , , , , , , , - ,

Cox-Klemin XS-2 The Cox-Klemin XS was a 1920s American experimental scout biplane, the first aircraft to be launched and recovered from a submarine. Development Based on a design by the US Bureau of Aeronautics for a simple single-seat scout seaplane that could ...

, , USA , , Propeller , , experimental scout biplane , , 1920s , , , , , , , - ,

Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 The Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 ''Bachstelze'' ( en, Wagtail) was a type of rotary-wing kite, known as a rotor kite. They were towed behind German U-boats during World War II to allow a lookout to see further. Development Because of their low profi ...

"Bachstelze" , , Germany , , Rotorcraft , , observation , , , , , , , , Rotor kite , - ,

Fieseler Fi 103 The V-1 flying bomb (german: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry () designation was Fi 103. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany as ...

"V-1" , , Germany , , Jet , , flying-bomb launched from submarine development , , , , , , , , , - , Flettner Fl 282A-2 "Kolibri" , , Germany , , Rotorcraft , , dismantlable reconnaissance , , , , Project , , 0 , , Helicopter , - ,

Friedrichshafen FF.29 The Friedrichshafen FF.29 was a German lightweight two-seat floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. Development and design The FF.29 was designed as a lightweight floatplane, a biplane powered by a Mercedes D.II inline ...

, , Germany , , Propeller , , dismantlable reconnaissance biplane , , , , , , , , , - , Hansa Brandenburg W.20 , , Germany , , Propeller , , portable reconnaissance

flying boat A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in that a flying boat's fuselage is purpose-designed for floatation and contains a hull, while floatplanes rely on fusela ...

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Loening XSL-1 A submarine aircraft carrier is a submarine equipped with aircraft for observation or attack missions. These submarines saw their most extensive use during World War II, although their operational significance remained rather small. The most fam ...

, , USA, , Propeller , , flying boat , , , , , , , , , - , Luftfahrzeug Gesellschaft L.F.G Stralsund V.19 , , Germany , , Propeller , , reconnaissance monoplane , , , , , , , , , - ,

Macchi M.53 The Macchi M.53 was an Italian reconnaissance floatplane designed and built in the late 1920s by Macchi for the ''Regia Marina'' (Italian Royal Navy). Design and development Macchi designed the M.53 to meet a ''Regia Marina'' requirement for a s ...

, , Italy , , Propeller , , reconnaissance , , , , , , , , , - , Martin MS-1 , , USA , , Propeller , , dismantlable reconnaissance biplane , , 1920s , , , , , , , - , Parnall-Peto , , UK , , Propeller , , dismantlable reconnaissance biplane , , , , , , , , , - , Piaggio P.8 , , Italy , , Propeller , , reconnaissance , , , , , , , , , - , "Loon" flying guided bomb , , USA , , Jet , , submarine missile launcher development , , , , , , , , , - ,

Sopwith Schneider The Sopwith Tabloid and Sopwith Schneider (floatplane) were British biplanes, originally designed as sports aircraft and later adapted for military use. They were among the first successful types to be built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. The ...

seaplane , , UK , , Propeller , , experimental reconnaissance trial , , , , Prototype , , , , Modified example. , - ,

Watanabe E9W The Watanabe E9W was a Japanese submarine-borne reconnaissance seaplane, the first aircraft designed by Watanabe Ironworks. Development and design In January 1934, the Imperial Japanese Navy had a requirement for a two-seat reconnaissance se ...

1 "Slim" , , Japan, , Propeller , , portable reconnaissance biplane , , , , , , , , , - ,

Yokosuka E14Y The Yokosuka E14Y ( Allied reporting name Glen) was an Imperial Japanese Navy reconnaissance seaplane transported aboard and launched from Japanese submarine aircraft carriers such as the during World War II. The Japanese Navy designation was " ...

1 "Glen" , , Japan , , Propeller , , reconnaissance monoplane , , , , , , , , , - ,

Yokosuka E6Y The Yokosuka E6Y (long designation: ) was a Japanese submarine-based reconnaissance seaplane developed at the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the 1920s. The prototype first flew as the Yokosho 2-Go (lon ...

1-N , , Japan , , Propeller , , reconnaissance biplane , , , , , , , , , - , Mureaux Besson MB-411 , , France , , Propeller , , portable reconnaissance monoplane , , , , , , , ,

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