User:Yiba/sandbox/Observasion seaplane
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This page is about Catapult-launched military seaplanes. For a larger scope, see Floatplane and Seaplane. For a list, see List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft.
Observation seaplanes are military aircraft with flotation devices allowing them to land on and take off from water. Many were designed to be carried aboard warships, but they also operated from seashore harbors and sometimes from submarines. They typically had machine guns and could mount small bombs, with a crew of 1 to 3.
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