Latécoère 290

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The Latécoère 290 a torpedo bomber floatplane produced in France during the 1930s. Designed by Latécoère in response to an Aéronavale specification for such an aircraft, it was based on their successful Laté 28.3 mailplane. It was a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane that carried a single torpedo externally under the fuselage.

Tested first as a landplane and then on its intended floats, a batch of 20 was ordered by the navy, followed by an order for 10 more. These entered service in 1934, equipping two torpedo squadrons. All were relegated to training duties in early 1939, but four were returned to active service for coastal anti-submarine duties with the outbreak of the Second World War.

Variants

* Latécoère 290 - main production version with Hispano-Suiza 12Nbr engine (2 prototypes, plus 30 production machines)
* Latécoère 293 - version with Gnome-Rhône 14Kers engine (1 built)
* Latécoère 294 - version with Gnome-Rhône 14Kdrs and revised forward fuselage and fin (1 built)
* Latécoère 296 - similar to 294 but with Hispano-Suiza 12Ydrs engine (1 built)

Operators

* France
** Aéronavale
*** Escadrille 1S2 (Cherbourg, 1939)
*** Escadrille 1T1 (Cherbourg, 1935)
*** Escadrille 4T1 (Berre, 1934)

pecifications

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References

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* [http://www.aviafrance.com/934.htm aviafrance.com]
* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/sww2/late290.html Уголок неба]