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torpedo bomber A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. Torpedo bombers came into existence just before the First World War almost as soon as aircraft were built that were capable of carrying the weight ...

aircraft, designed or adapted to carry a primary weapon load of one or more aerial torpedoes in an anti-shipping role. It does not include types equipped for the more general

anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are t ...

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AD Seaplane Type 1000 The AD Seaplane Type 1000 also known as the Admiralty Type 1000 and the AD.1 (from Air Department) was a British seaplane of the First World War designed to attack German warships. When it first flew, it was the largest British aircraft yet to ...

, , UK , , , , 1916 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Aeromarine 700 , , US , , , , 1917 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Aichi AB-8 , , Japan , , , , 1933 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Aichi B7A ''Grace'' , , Japan , , , , 1942 , , Out of service , , 114 , , , - ,

Albatros W.3 The Albatros W.3, company designation VT, was a biplane torpedo bomber floatplane prototype, built for the Imperial German Navy during the First World War. Only one was built. Design and development The W.3 was designed from the outset as a to ...

, , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Albatros W.5 , , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , 5 , , , - , Arado Ar 95 , , Germany , , , , 1936 , , Out of service , , 42 , , , - , Arado Ar 195 , , Germany , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , 3 , , , - ,

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 was a two/three-seat single-engine biplane, built as a general-purpose military aircraft in the mid-1930s. A newer, monoplane aircraft was preferred and only one A.W.19 was built. Development Multi-tasking "gene ...

, , UK , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Avro 557 Ava , , UK , , , , 1924 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - ,

Avro 571 Buffalo The Avro 571 Buffalo was a prototype British carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane, designed and built by Avro in the 1920s. It was not selected for service, the Blackburn Ripon being ordered instead. Design and development The Avro 571 Buff ...

, , UK , , , , 1926 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Beardmore W.B.VI , , UK , , , , N/A , , Design only , , 0 , , , - , Blackburn B-3 , , UK , , , , 1932 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Blackburn B-7 , , UK , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Blackburn Baffin The Blackburn B-5 Baffin biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was a development of the Blackburn Ripon, Ripon, the chief change being that a 545 hp (406 kW) Bristol Pe ...

, , UK , , , , 1932 , , Out of service , , 97 , , , - , Blackburn Beagle , , UK , , , , 1928 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Blackburn Blackburd , , UK , , , , 1918 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - ,

Blackburn Botha The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton. The Botha was developed during the mid 1930s in response t ...

, , UK , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 580 , , , - , Blackburn Cubaroo , , UK , , , , 1924 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - ,

Blackburn Dart The Blackburn Dart was a carrier-based torpedo bomber biplane designed and manufactured by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the standard single-seat torpedo bomber operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) between 1923 and 193 ...

, , UK , , , , 1921 , , Out of service , , 118 , , , - ,

Blackburn Firebrand The Blackburn Firebrand was a British single-engine strike fighter for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy designed during World War II by Blackburn Aircraft. Originally intended to serve as a pure fighter, its unimpressive performance and ...

, , UK , , , , 1942 , , Out of service , , 220 , , , - , Blackburn Firecrest , , UK , , , , 1947 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - , Blackburn G.P. , , UK , , , , 1916 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Blackburn Kangaroo , , UK , , , , 1918 , , Out of service , , 20 , , , - ,

Blackburn Ripon The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a carrier-based torpedo bomber and reconnaissance biplane designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was the basis for both the license-produced Mitsubishi B2M and the improved ...

, , UK , , , , 1926 , , Out of service , , 96 , , , - , Blackburn Shark , , UK , , , , 1933 , , Out of service , , 269 , , , - , Blackburn Swift , , UK , , , , 1921 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Blackburn Velos , , UK , , , , 1925 , , Out of service , , 16 , , , - , Bloch MB.175T , , France , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 80 , , , - , Bloch MB.480 , , France , , , , 1939 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - ,

Blohm & Voss Ha 140 The Blohm & Voss Ha 140 was a German multi-purpose seaplane first flown in 1937. It was intended for use as a torpedo bomber or long-range reconnaissance aircraft but did not enter production. Design and development The Ha 140 was developed to ...

, , Germany , , , , 1937 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - , Boeing TB , , US , , , , 1927 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - , Boeing XF8B , , US , , , , 1944 , , Prototype , , 3 , , Secondary torpedo bomber role. , - , Borel-Odier Bo-T , , France , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , , , 91 ordered, not all built , - , Brewster SB2A Buccaneer , , US , , , , 1941 , , Out of service , , 771 , , , - ,

Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) is a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. At le ...

, , UK , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 2,129 , , , - , Bristol Beaufighter , , UK , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 5,928 , , Some variants only. , - ,

Bristol Brigand The Bristol Brigand was a British anti-shipping/ground attack/dive bomber aircraft, developed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as a replacement for the Beaufighter. A total of 147 were built and were used by the Royal Air Force in Malaya duri ...

, , UK , , , , 1944 , , Out of service , , 147 , , , - ,

CAC Woomera The CAC Woomera, also known as the CAC CA-4 and CAC CA-11, was an Australian bomber aircraft that was designed and constructed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation during World War II. The order for the Woomera was cancelled before it became ...

, , Australia , , , , 1941 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , CANT Z.506B , , Italy , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 324 , , , - , CANT Z.1007 , , Italy , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , 660 , , , - , Caproni Ca.3 , , Italy , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , 250-300 , , , - , Caproni Ca.124 , , Italy , , , , 1937 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Caproni Ca 314-RA , , Italy , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 14 , , , - , Caproni Ca.316 , , Italy , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 14 , , , - ,

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 ...

, , US , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 3,305 , , , - , Consolidated PB2Y Coronado , , US , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , 217 , , , - , Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer , , US , , , , 1943 , , Out of service , , 739 , , , - ,

Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf The Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf was a United States Navy torpedo bomber of World War II. A competitor and contemporary to the Grumman TBF Avenger, the Sea Wolf was subject to substantial delays and never saw combat; only 180 of the type were bui ...

, , US , , , , 1941 , , Out of service , , 180 , , , - , Curtiss CS/ Martin T2M , , US , , , , 1923 , , Out of service , , 83 , , , - , Curtiss CT , , US , , , , 1921 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Curtiss R-3, R-6 & R-9 , , US , , , , 1915 , , Out of service , , 312 , , , - , Curtiss XBTC , , US , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Curtiss XBT2C , , US , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 9 , , , - , De Havilland Mosquito , , UK , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 7,781 , , Number includes all types. , - ,

Dewoitine D.750 The Dewoitine D.750 was a prototype France, French twin-engined torpedo bomber. It was designed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War to operate from the aircraft carriers of the French Navy, but only a single example was completed, with d ...

, , France , , , , 1940 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Dornier Do D , , Germany , , , , 1924 , , Out of service , , 29 , , , - ,

Dornier Do 22 The Dornier Do 22 was a German seaplane, developed in the 1930s. Despite good performance, it was built only in small numbers and entirely for the export market. The type was operated in the Second World War by Finland, Greece and Yugoslavia. D ...

, , Germany , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 28 , , , - ,

Dornier Do 217 The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by the German ''Luftwaffe'' during World War II as a more powerful development of the Dornier Do 17, known as the ''Fliegender Bleistift'' (German: "flying pencil"). Designed in 1937 and 1938 as a heavy bombe ...

, , Germany , , , , 1938 , , , , , , Experiments only. , - ,

Douglas A-20 Havoc The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American medium bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet an Army Air Corps requirement for a bomber, it was o ...

/Boston , , US , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 7,478 , , , - , Douglas BTD Destroyer , , US , , , , 1943 , , Out of service , , 30 , , , - , Douglas BT2D , , US , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Douglas DT The Douglas DT bomber was the Douglas Aircraft Company's first military contract, forging a link between the company and the United States Navy. Navy Contract No. 53305 of April 1, 1921, required only 18 pages to set out the specifications that r ...

, , US , , , , 1921 , , Out of service , , 90 , , , - , Douglas T2D , , US , , , , 1927 , , Out of service , , 31 , , , - , Douglas XT3D , , US , , , , 1931 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Douglas TBD Devastator The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy. Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy and possibly for any na ...

, , US , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 130 , , , - , Douglas TB2D Skypirate , , US , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - ,

Fairey Albacore The Fairey Albacore is a single-engine biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It was primarily operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and was heavily used during the Second ...

, , UK , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 800 , , , - , Fairey Barracuda , , UK , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 2,572 , , , - , Fairey G.4/31 , , UK , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Fairey Spearfish The Fairey Spearfish was a British carrier-based, single-engined, torpedo bomber/dive bomber that was ordered from Fairey Aviation for the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Designed during the war, the prototype did not fly until July 1945. ...

, , UK , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 5 , , , - ,

Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish is a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. It was also us ...

, , UK , , , , 1934 , , Out of service , , 2,391 , , , - , Farman F.165 , , France , , , , 1927 , , Out of service , , 40 , , , - , Farman F.167 , , France , , , , 1928 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Farman F.168 , , France , , , , 1928 , , Out of service , , 200 , , , - , Farman F.268 , , France , , , , 1932 , , Conversion , , 1 , , Converted F.168. , - , Farman F.270 & 271 , , France , , , , 1933 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Farman F.368 , , France , , , , 1932 , , Conversion , , 1 , , Converted F.168. , - , Fiat G.55S ''torpedo fighter'' , , Italy , , , , 1944 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Fiat RS.14B , , Italy , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 188 , , , - , Fieseler Fi 167 , , Germany , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 14 , , , - , FMA IA-58 Pucará , , Argentina , , , , 1969 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Prototype tested during Falklands War. , - , Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A5/U14 , , Germany , , , , 1943 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A5/U14, F8/U2 and F8/U3 , , Germany , , , , 1944 , , Prototype , , 5 , , , - ,

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 , , , , , , Out of service , , , , , - , Fokker T.II/FT , , Netherlands , , , , 1921 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Fokker T.III , , Netherlands , , , , 1922 , , Out of service , , 5 , , , - , Fokker T.IV & IVa , , Netherlands , , , , 1927 , , Out of service , , 42 , , , - , Fokker T.VIII-W, -WM, -WC & -L , , Netherlands , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 49 , , , - ,

Friedrichshafen FF.35 The Friedrichshafen FF.35 was a German three-seat floatplane torpedo bomber built during World War I by '' Friedrichshafen Flugzeugbau'' built for the Imperial German Navy's () Naval Air Service (). Only one prototype was constructed in 1916 and ...

, , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Friedrichshafen FF.41 The Friedrichshafen FF.41a was a large, German-built, three-seat, twin-engine floatplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917. The aircraft was mainly used as a reconnaissance aircraft, but also as a bomber and ...

A , , Germany , , , , 1917 , , Out of service , , 9 , , , - ,

Friedrichshafen FF.53 The Friedrichshafen FF.53 was a German torpedo-carrying biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. Development and design The FF.53 was a twin-engined biplane floatplane, designed to carry a torpedo and powered by t ...

, , Germany , , , , 1918 , , Out of service , , 3 , , , - ,

Gloster Goring The Gloster Goring was a single-engined two-seat biplane designed to meet 1926 Air Ministry specifications for a day/torpedo bomber. It was not put into production and the one aircraft built served later as an engine testbed. Development Early ...

, , UK , , , , 1927 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Gloster TSR.38 The Gloster TSR.38 was a single-engined three-seat biplane designed as a naval torpedo/spotter/reconnaissance aircraft in the early 1930s. It did not reach production and only one was built. Development Gloster built what was at first known ...

, , UK , , , , 1932 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Gotha WD.11 The Gotha WD.11 (for ''Wasser Doppeldecker'' - "Water Biplane") was a torpedo bomber seaplane developed in Germany during World War I. When the general configuration of the Gotha WD.7 proved promising, Gotha set to work designing a much larger ...

, , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , 12 , , , - , Gotha WD.14 , , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , 69 , , , - , Great Lakes XTBG , , US , , , , 1935 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

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 ...

, , US , , , , 1945 , , Out of service , , 389 , , , - ,

Grumman TBF Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval a ...

, , US , , , , 1941 , , Out of service , , 9,839 , , , - , Grumman XTB2F , , US , , , , N/A , , Design only , , 0 , , , - , Grumman XTSF , , US , , , , N/A , , Design only , , 0 , , , - , Hall XPTBH , , US , , , , 1937 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow , , UK , , , , 1926 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Handley Page H.P.46 , , UK , , , , 1932 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Handley Page H.P.47 , , UK , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Handley Page Hampden The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was part of the trio of large twin-engine bombers procured for the RAF, joining the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Vickers ...

, , UK , , , , 1936 , , Out of service , , 1,430 , , Later role , - , Handley Page Hanley , , UK , , , , 1922 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - , Handley Page Hare , , UK , , , , 1928 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Handley Page Hendon , , UK , , , , 1924 , , Out of service , , 6 , , , - ,

Hansa-Brandenburg GW The Hansa-Brandenburg GW was a floatplane torpedo bomber produced in Germany during World War I for the Imperial German Navy. In configuration, it was similar to the Hansa-Brandenburg G.I land-based bomber, but the GW was substantially larger ...

, , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , c. 20 , , , - , Hansa-Brandenburg GDW , , Germany , , , , 1916 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Hawker Dantorp The Hawker Dantorp H.B. III was a Danish single-engined biplane bomber of the 1930s. The aircraft was a development of the British Hawker Horsley designed for the Danish Navy, but differed in being powered by a radial engine and having a third c ...

, , UK , , , , 1932 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Hawker Harrier , , UK , , , , 1927 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Hawker Horsley , , UK , , , , 1925 , , Out of service , , 122 , , , - , Heinkel HE 7 , , Germany , , , , 1927 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Heinkel HD 14 The Heinkel HD 14 was a single-engine biplane torpedo aircraft developed by the German aviation company Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in the 1920s, and produced in a single prototype, under license, from Swedish by Svenska Aero in Stockholm. Deve ...

, , Germany , , , , 1924 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Heinkel HD 16 , , Germany , , , , 1928 , , Out of service , , 2 , , , - ,

Heinkel He 59 The Heinkel He 59 was a twin-engined German biplane designed in 1930, resulting from a requirement for a torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft able to operate on wheeled landing gear or twin-floats. Development In 1930, Ernst Heinkel bega ...

, , Germany , , , , 1931 , , Out of service , , 142 , , , - , Heinkel He 111 J and H-5/6 , , Germany , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 6,508 , , Number includes all types. , - ,

Heinkel He 115 The Heinkel He 115 was a three-seat World War II ''Luftwaffe'' seaplane. It was used as a torpedo bomber and performed general seaplane duties, such as reconnaissance and minelaying. The aircraft was powered by two 960 PS (947 hp, 720&n ...

, , Germany , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , 138 , , , - , Heinkel He 177 A-3/R7 , , Germany , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 1,169 , , , - , Ilyushin DB-3T/Il-4T , , USSR , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , , , , - ,

Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 ( Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term ...

T , , USSR , , , , , , Out of service , , , , , - , Ilyushin Il-28T , , USSR , , , , 1948 , , Out of service , , 6,731 , , Number includes all types. , - , Junkers G 24/''See''/G 24g1e , , Germany , , , , , , Experimental , , 1 , , , - , Junkers JuG-1 , , Germany , , , , 1924 , , Out of service , , 23 , , , - , Junkers Ju 86K T.3 , , Germany , , , , 1936 , , Out of service , , 16 , , Swedish examples only. , - , Junkers Ju 87 C and D-4 , , Germany , , , , , , Prototype , , , , Experimental only. , - , Junkers Ju 88 A-4/Torp and A/17 , , Germany , , , , , , Prototype , , , , , - ,

Junkers Ju 188 The Junkers Ju 188 was a German ''Luftwaffe'' high-performance medium bomber built during World War II, the planned follow-up to the Ju 88 with better performance and payload. It was produced only in limited numbers, due both to the presence of i ...

, , Germany , , , , , , Out of service , , , , , - , Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK , , US , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 5 , , , - , Kawanishi H6K ''Mavis'' , , Japan , , , , 1936 , , Out of service , , 215 , , , - , Kawanishi H8K ''Emily'' , , Japan , , , , 1941 , , Out of service , , 167 , , , - , KEA L.33 ''Xelóna'' , , Greece , , , , 1938 , , Out of service , , 2 , , , - , Latécoère 290 series , , France , , , , 1931 , , Out of service , , 35 , , , - , Latécoère 298 , , France , , , , 1936 , , Out of service , , 121 , , , - , Latécoère 299 , , France , , , , 1939 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Latécoère 302 , , France , , , , 1931 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - , Latécoère 440 , , France , , , , 1931 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Latécoère 550 , , France , , , , 1933 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Latécoère 582 , , France , , , , 1935 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Levasseur PL.2 , , France , , , , 1922 , , Out of service , , 11 , , , - ,

Levasseur PL.7 The Levasseur PL.7 was a torpedo bomber developed in France in the late 1920s. It was a development of Levasseur's PL.4 reconnaissance aircraft and intended to replace their PL.2 then in service with the Aéronavale. It was a single-bay bipla ...

, , France , , , , 1928 , , Out of service , , 46 , , , - ,

Levasseur PL.14 __NOTOC__ The Levasseur PL.14 was a torpedo bomber seaplane developed in France in the late 1920s.Taylor 1989, 575 It was essentially similar to Levasseur's PL.7 carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft with the addition of pontoons. The design di ...

, , France , , , , 1929 , , Out of service , , 30 , , , - , Levasseur PL.15 , , France , , , , 1932 , , Out of service , , 17 , , , - , Levasseur PL.107 & 108 , , France , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , 3 , , , - , Lioré et Olivier LeO H-257, 257bis & 258 , , France , , , , 1928 , , Out of service , , 87 , , , - , Loire-Nieuport 10 , , France , , , , 1939 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Lockheed Ventura , , US , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 2,475 , , , - , Lockheed Harpoon , , US , , , , 1943 , , Out of service , , 535 , , , - ,

Lublin R-XX The Lublin R-XX was the Polish torpedo bomber floatplane, designed in the early 1930s in the Plage i Laśkiewicz factory in Lublin. It remained a prototype. Design and development In 1930 the Polish Ministry of Defence announced a contest for a ...

, , Poland , , , , 1935 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , LWS-5 , , Poland , , , , N/A , , Design only , , 0 , , , - ,

Martin AM Mauler The Martin AM Mauler (originally XBTM) was a single-seat carrier-based attack aircraft built for the United States Navy. Designed during World War II, the Mauler encountered development delays and did not enter service until 1948 in small numbe ...

, , US , , , , 1944 , , Out of service , , 151 , , , - ,

Martin B-26 Marauder The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in t ...

, , US , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 5,288 , , Number includes all types. , - ,

Martin BM The Martin BM was a 1930s American torpedo bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company for the United States Navy. Design and development To meet the requirement for a special-purpose dive bomber for the United States Navy and United States M ...

, , US , , , , 1930 , , Out of service , , 32 , , , - , Martin MBT/MT , , US , , , , 1918 , , Out of service , , 20 , , , - ,

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 ...

, , US , , , , 1946 , , Out of service , , 21 , , , - ,

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 ...

, , US , , , , 1948 , , Out of service , , 285 , , , - ,

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 ...

, , US , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 1,285 , , , - , Martin T2M (SC) , , US , , , , 1923 , , Out of service , , 75 , , , - , Martin T3M , , US , , , , 1926 , , Out of service , , 124 , , , - ,

Martin T4M Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austra ...

, , US , , , , 1927 , , Out of service , , 155 , , , - , Martin XT6M , , US , , , , 1930 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Messerschmitt Me 410 B-5 , , Germany , , , , 1944 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Experiment only. , - ,

Mitsubishi 1MT The Mitsubishi 1MT was a Japanese single-seat triplane torpedo bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Designed by the former Sopwith designer Herbert Smith it was intended for use aboard the Japanese aircraft car ...

, , Japan , , , , 1922 , , Out of service , , 20 , , , - , Mitsubishi 3MT5 , , Japan , , , , 1932 , , Prototype , , 11 , , , - , Mitsubishi 3MT10 , , Japan , , , , 1932 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Mitsubishi B1M The Mitsubishi B1M was a Japanese torpedo bomber of the 1920s, also known as the Navy Type 13 Carrier-Borne Attack Aircraft. It was designed and built by Mitsubishi and used in combat against China. The aircraft was used by the air services of ...

, , Japan , , , , 1923 , , Out of service , , 443 , , , - , Mitsubishi B2M , , Japan , , , , 1929 , , Out of service , , 206 , , , - , Mitsubishi B4M , , Japan , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Mitsubishi B5M ''Mabel'' , , Japan , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , 125 , , , - ,

Mitsubishi G3M The was a Japanese bomber and transport aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during World War II. The Yokosuka L3Y (Allied reporting name "Tina"), was a transport variant of the aircraft manufactured by the Yokosu ...

''Nell'' , , Japan , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 1,048 , , , - ,

Mitsubishi G4M The Mitsubishi G4M was a twin-engine, land-based medium bomber formerly manufactured by the Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. Its official designat ...

''Betty'' , , Japan , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 2,435 , , , - , Mitsubishi Ki-67 ''Peggy'' , , Japan , , , , 1942 , , Out of service , , 767 , , , - , Nakajima B3N , , Japan , , , , 1933 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Nakajima B4N , , Japan , , , , 1936 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - ,

Nakajima B5N The Nakajima B5N ( ja, 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name "Kate") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. Although the B5N was substantially faster and more capable than its Al ...

''Kate'' , , Japan , , , , 1937 , , Out of service , , c. 1,150 , , , - ,

Nakajima B6N The Nakajima B6N ''Tenzan'' ( ja, 中島 B6N 天山, "Heavenly Mountain", Allied reporting name: "Jill") was the Imperial Japanese Navy's standard carrier-borne torpedo bomber during the final years of World War II and the successor to the B5N ...

''Jill'' , , Japan , , , , 1941 , , Out of service , , 1,268 , , , - ,

North American B-25 Mitchell The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in ...

, , US , , , , 1940 , , , , 9,984 , , Some variants only. , - ,

Northrop N-3PB The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until a ...

, , US , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 24 , , , - , Parnall G.4/31 , , UK , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Piaggio P.108 , , Italy , , , , 1939 , , Out of service , , 24 , , Secondary role , - , PZL 18 , , Poland , , , , N/A , , Design only , , 0 , , , - , Reggiane Re.2001G/H ''torpedo fighter'' , , Italy , , Variant , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 2 , , , - , Reggiane Re.2002 ''torpedo fighter'' , , Italy , , , , 1940 , , Prototype , , 1 , , For trials. , - , RWD 22 , , Poland , , , , N/A , , Design only , , 0 , , , - , SAAB T 18B , , Sweden , , , , 1942 , , Out of service , , 52 , , Torpedo bomber used for ground attack. , - , Savoia-Marchetti S.55 , , Italy , , , , 1924 , , Out of service , , 212 , , , - , Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 ''Sparviero'' , , Italy , , , , 1934 , , Out of service , , 1,350 , , , - , Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 , , Italy , , , , 1934 , , Out of service , , 535 , , For trials. , - ,

Savoia-Marchetti SM.84 The Savoia-Marchetti SM.84, not to be confused with the Savoia-Marchetti S.84 airliner prototype, was an Italian bomber aircraft of World War II. It was designed by Savoia-Marchetti as a replacement for its successful SM.79, and shared its thr ...

, , Italy , , , , 1940 , , Out of service , , 309 , , , - , Savoia-Marchetti SM.93 , , Italy , , , , 1944 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Short Shirl , , UK , , , , 1918 , , Prototype , , 4 , , , - , Short Sturgeon S.1 & S.B.3 , , UK , , , , 1946 , , Prototype , , 4 , , , - , Short Type 81 , , UK , , , , 1913 , , Out of service , , 9 , , , - , Short Type 166 , , UK , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , 26 , , , - , Short Type 184 , , UK , , , , 1915 , , Out of service , , 936 , , First torpedo bomber to sink a ship. , - , Short Type 310/320 , , UK , , , , 1916 , , Out of service , , 127 , , , - , SNCAC NC.4-10 , , France , , , , 1939 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , SNCAC NC.1070 , , France , , , , 1947 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , SNCAO CAO.600 , , France , , , , 1940 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Sopwith Cuckoo , , UK , , , , 1917 , , Out of service , , 232 , , First purpose-built carrier-based torpedo bomber. , - , Sopwith Special torpedo seaplane Type C , , UK , , , , 1914 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Sopwith Type 860 __NOTOC__ The Sopwith Admiralty Type 860 was a 1910s British biplane seaplane torpedo bomber designed and built for the Admiralty by the Sopwith Aviation Company. Design and development First flown in December 1914 the Type 860 was an unswept b ...

, , UK , , , , 1914 , , Out of service , , 22 , , , - , Stout ST , , US , , , , 1922 , , Prototype , , 3 , , , - , Supermarine Nanok , , UK , , , , 1927 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Supermarine Type 322 The Supermarine Type 322 was a prototype British carrier-borne torpedo, dive bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War. A single-engined monoplane, it was unsuccessful, with only two examples being built. The Fairey Barracuda, ...

, , UK , , , , 1943 , , Prototype , , 2 , , , - , Tupolev ANT-7 (MR-6) , , USSR , , , , 1930 , , Out of service , , 411 , , Number includes all variants. , - , Tupolev ANT-22 , , USSR , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Tupolev ANT-41 (T-1) , , USSR , , , , 1936 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , KR-6T , , USSR , , , , , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Tupolev TB-1 The Tupolev TB-1 (development name ANT-4) was a Soviet bomber aircraft, an angular monoplane that served as the backbone of the Soviet bomber force for many years, and was the first large all-metal aircraft built in the Soviet Union. Design and ...

, , USSR , , , , 1925 , , Out of service , , 218 , , , - , Tupolev Tu-2T (ANT-62T) , , USSR , , , , , , Out of service , , , , , - , Tupolev Tu-14 , , USSR , , , , 1949 , , Out of service , , 89 , , , - , Tupolev Tu-91 , , USSR , , , , 1955 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Vickers Type 207 , , UK , , , , 1933 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - , Vickers Type 253 , , UK , , , , 1934 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Vickers Vildebeest The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as light bombers, torpedo bombers and in army cooperation roles. First flown ...

, , UK , , , , 1928 , , Out of service , , 209 , , , - ,

Vickers Vimy The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the Vimy was designed by Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" ...

, , UK , , , , 1918 , , Out of service , , 1 , , Trials. , - , Vickers Wellesley , , UK , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 177 , , Role dropped following drop tests. , - , Vickers Wellington , , UK , , , , 1936 , , Out of service , , 11,461 , , Number includes all types. , - , Westland PV-3 , , UK , , , , 1931 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Role dropped. , - , Westland PV.7 , , UK , , , , 1933 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Westland Witch The Westland Witch was an unsuccessful British bomber prototype, first flown in 1928. Only a single aircraft of this type was built. Development The Witch was developed to List of Air Ministry specifications, specification 23/25 for a single-e ...

, , UK , , , , 1928 , , Prototype , , 1 , , , - ,

Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine dri ...

, , UK , , , , 1946 , , Out of service , , 127 , , , - , Wight Twin , , UK , , , , 1915 , , Out of service , , 4 , , , - , Yokosuka experimental twin-engined seaplane , , Japan , , , , 1916 , , Experimental , , 1 , , , - ,

Yokosuka B3Y The Kugisho B3Y, or Navy Type 92 Carrier Attack Bomber, also popularly titled Yokosuka B3Y, was a Japanese aircraft carrier, carrier-based torpedo bomber of the 1930s. It was designed by the Naval Air Technical Arsenal at Yokosuka, and while unim ...

, , Japan , , , , 1933 , , Out of service , , 129 , , , - ,

Yokosuka B4Y The Yokosuka B4Y, (Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Bomber), carrier-borne torpedo bomber was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1936 to 1943. The B4Y replaced the Mitsubishi B2M2 and was the last biplane bomber used operationally b ...

''Jean'' , , Japan , , , , 1935 , , Out of service , , 205 , , , - ,

Yokosuka P1Y The Yokosuka P1Y ''Ginga'' (銀河, "Galaxy") was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied reporting name "Frances". Design and d ...

''Frances'' , , Japan , , , , 1943 , , Out of service , , 1,102 , ,

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