List of submarine-borne aircraft
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This is a list of aircraft carried undersea and used from submarines (see Submarine aircraft carriers).
These were primarily used during the Second World War, also included for comparison are earlier developments of submarine carried aircraft from the First World War and the period between the World Wars.
| Name | Country | Class | Type | Role | Date | Status | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi M6A Seiran[1][2] | Japan | Propeller | portable monoplane floatplane | dive bomber / torpedo bomber | 1945 | Production | 28 | Could be launched without floats |
| Arado Ar 231 | Germany | Propeller | portable monoplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1941 | Production | 6 | |
| Bristol-Burney X.1,2,3 | UK | Propeller | flying hydrofoil | experimental aircraft | 1912–14 | Prototypes | 3 | |
| Caspar-Heinkel U-1 | USA / Germany | Propeller | dismantlable biplane | reconnaissance | 1922 | Prototypes | 3 | |
| Chyetverikov SPL | USSR | Propeller | folding monoplane flying boat | reconnaissance | 1934 | Prototypes | 2 | |
| Cox-Klemin XS-1, XS-2 | USA | Propeller | portable biplane floatplane | experimental aircraft / reconnaissance | 1923 | Prototypes | 6 | derived into the Martin MS |
| Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 "Bachstelze" | Germany | Rotorcraft | portable rotor kite | observation | 1942 | Production | 200 | |
| Flettner Fl 282A-2 "Kolibri" | Germany | Rotorcraft | dismantlable helicopter | reconnaissance | - | Project | 0 | |
| Friedrichshafen FF.29 | Germany | Propeller | biplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1914 | Production | 49 | Normal seaplane carried externally (only 1 plane ever used) |
| Hansa Brandenburg W.20 | Germany | Propeller | portable biplane flying boat | reconnaissance | 1918 | Prototypes | 3 | |
| Loening XSL-1/2 | USA | Propeller | portable monoplane flying boat | reconnaissance | 1931 | Prototype | 1 | 1 prototype re-engined |
| LFG Stralsund V 19 Putbus | Germany | Propeller | dismantlable monoplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1918 | Prototype | 1 | |
| Macchi M.53 | Italy | Propeller | dismantlable monoplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1928 | Prototype | 1 | |
| Martin MS-1 | USA | Propeller | dismantlable biplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1923 | Production | 6 | |
| Parnall-Peto | UK | Propeller | dismantlable biplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1925 | Prototypes | 2 | |
| Piaggio P.8 | Italy | Propeller | dismantlable monoplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1928 | Prototype | 1 | |
| Sopwith Schneider | UK | Propeller | biplane floatplane | experimental trial / reconnaissance | 1914 | Prototype | 1 | Modified example |
| Watanabe E9W | Japan | Propeller | portable biplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1938 | Production | 35 | |
| Yokosuka E14Y | Japan | Propeller | portable monoplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1941 | Production | 126 | |
| Yokosuka E6Y | Japan | Propeller | portable biplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1933 | Production | 10 | |
| Mureaux Besson MB-411 | France | Propeller | portable monoplane floatplane | reconnaissance | 1935 | Production | 2 | Nammed "Passe-partout" |