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This is a list of torpedo bomber 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 (ASW) role.

Torpedo bombers

Type	Country	Class	Date	Status	No.	Notes
AD Seaplane Type 1000	UK		1916	Prototype	2	[1]
Aeromarine 700	US		1917	Prototype	2	[2]
Aichi AB-8	Japan		1933	Prototype	1	[3]
Aichi B7A Grace	Japan		1942	Out of service	114	[4]
Albatros W.3	Germany		1916	Prototype	1	[5]
Albatros W.5	Germany		1916	Out of service	5	[5]
Arado Ar 95	Germany		1936	Out of service	42	[6]
Arado Ar 195	Germany		1937	Out of service	3	[6]
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19	UK		1934	Prototype	1	[7]
Avro 557 Ava	UK		1924	Prototype	2	[8]
Avro 571 Buffalo	UK		1926	Prototype	1	[9]
Beardmore W.B.VI	UK		N/A	Design only	0	[10]
Blackburn B-3	UK		1932	Prototype	2	[11]
Blackburn B-7	UK		1934	Prototype	1	[12]
Blackburn Baffin	UK		1932	Out of service	97	[13]
Blackburn Beagle	UK		1928	Prototype	1	[14]
Blackburn Blackburd	UK		1918	Prototype	3	[15]
Blackburn Botha	UK		1938	Out of service	580	[16]
Blackburn Cubaroo	UK		1924	Prototype	2	[17]
Blackburn Dart	UK		1921	Out of service	118	[18]
Blackburn Firebrand	UK		1942	Out of service	220	[19]
Blackburn Firecrest	UK		1947	Prototype	3	[20]
Blackburn G.P.	UK		1916	Prototype	2	[21]
Blackburn Kangaroo	UK		1918	Out of service	20	[22]
Blackburn Ripon	UK		1926	Out of service	96	[13]
Blackburn Shark	UK		1933	Out of service	269	[13]
Blackburn Swift	UK		1921	Prototype	1	[23]
Blackburn Velos	UK		1925	Out of service	16	[24]
Bloch MB.175T	France		1939	Out of service	80	[25]
Bloch MB.480	France		1939	Prototype	2	[26]
Blohm & Voss Ha 140	Germany		1937	Prototype	3	[6]
Boeing TB	US		1927	Prototype	3	[27]
Boeing XF8B	US		1944	Prototype	3	Secondary torpedo bomber role.[28]
Borel-Odier Bo-T	France		1916	Out of service		91 ordered, not all built[29]
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer	US		1941	Out of service	771	[30]
Bristol Beaufort	UK		1938	Out of service	2,129	[31]
Bristol Beaufighter	UK		1939	Out of service	5,928	Some variants only.[31]
Bristol Brigand	UK		1944	Out of service	147	[32]
CAC Woomera	Australia		1941	Prototype	2	[33]
CANT Z.506B	Italy		1935	Out of service	324	[34]
CANT Z.1007	Italy		1937	Out of service	660	[35]
Caproni Ca.3	Italy		1916	Out of service	250-300	[36]
Caproni Ca.124	Italy		1937	Prototype	1	[37]
Caproni Ca 314-RA	Italy		1940	Out of service	14	[38]
Caproni Ca.316	Italy		1940	Out of service	14	[39]
Consolidated PBY Catalina	US		1935	Out of service	3,305	[40]
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado	US		1937	Out of service	217	[41]
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer	US		1943	Out of service	739	[42]
Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf	US		1941	Out of service	180	[43]
Curtiss CS/Martin T2M	US		1923	Out of service	83	[44]
Curtiss CT	US		1921	Prototype	1	[45]
Curtiss R-3, R-6 & R-9	US		1915	Out of service	312	[46]
Curtiss XBTC	US		1945	Prototype	2	[47]
Curtiss XBT2C	US		1945	Prototype	9	[47]
De Havilland Mosquito	UK		1940	Out of service	7,781	Number includes all types.[48]
Dewoitine D.750	France		1940	Prototype	1	[49]
Dornier Do D	Germany		1924	Out of service	29	[50]
Dornier Do 22	Germany		1938	Out of service	28	[6]
Dornier Do 217	Germany		1938			Experiments only.[51]
Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston	US		1939	Out of service	7,478	[52]
Douglas BTD Destroyer	US		1943	Out of service	30	[53]
Douglas BT2D	US		1945	Prototype	1	[54]
Douglas DT	US		1921	Out of service	90	[55]
Douglas T2D	US		1927	Out of service	31	[56]
Douglas XT3D	US		1931	Prototype	1	[57]
Douglas TBD Devastator	US		1935	Out of service	130	[52]
Douglas TB2D Skypirate	US		1945	Prototype	2	[58]
Fairey Albacore	UK		1938	Out of service	800	[31]
Fairey Barracuda	UK		1940	Out of service	2,572	[59]
Fairey G.4/31	UK		1934	Prototype	1	[60]
Fairey Spearfish	UK		1945	Prototype	5	[61]
Fairey Swordfish	UK		1934	Out of service	2,391	[31]
Farman F.165	France		1927	Out of service	40	[62]
Farman F.167	France		1928	Prototype	1	[63]
Farman F.168	France		1928	Out of service	200	[64]
Farman F.268	France		1932	Conversion	1	Converted F.168.[65]
Farman F.270 & 271	France		1933	Prototype	1	[66][67]
Farman F.368	France		1932	Conversion	1	Converted F.168.[68]
Fiat G.55S torpedo fighter	Italy		1944	Prototype	1	[69]
Fiat RS.14B	Italy		1939	Out of service	188	[70]
Fieseler Fi 167	Germany		1938	Out of service	14	[6]
FMA IA-58 Pucará	Argentina		1969	Prototype	1	Prototype tested during Falklands War.[71]
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A5/U14	Germany		1943	Prototype	1	[72]
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A5/U14, F8/U2 and F8/U3	Germany		1944	Prototype	5	[73]
Focke-Wulf Fw 200	Germany			Out of service		[51]
Fokker T.II/FT	Netherlands		1921	Prototype	1	[74]
Fokker T.III	Netherlands		1922	Out of service	5	[74]
Fokker T.IV & IVa	Netherlands		1927	Out of service	42	[75]
Fokker T.VIII-W, -WM, -WC & -L	Netherlands		1938	Out of service	49	[76]
Friedrichshafen FF.35	Germany		1916	Prototype	1	[5]
Friedrichshafen FF.41A	Germany		1917	Out of service	9	[5]
Friedrichshafen FF.53	Germany		1918	Out of service	3	[5]
Gloster Goring	UK		1927	Prototype	1	[77]
Gloster TSR.38	UK		1932	Prototype	1	[78]
Gotha WD.11	Germany		1916	Out of service	12	[5]
Gotha WD.14	Germany		1916	Out of service	69	[5]
Great Lakes XTBG	US		1935	Prototype	1	[79]
Grumman AF Guardian	US		1945	Out of service	389	[54]
Grumman TBF Avenger	US		1941	Out of service	9,839	[52]
Grumman XTB2F	US		N/A	Design only	0	[80]
Grumman XTSF	US		N/A	Design only	0	[81]
Hall XPTBH	US		1937	Prototype	1	[82]
Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow	UK		1926	Prototype	2	[83]
Handley Page H.P.46	UK		1932	Prototype	1	[84]
Handley Page H.P.47	UK		1934	Prototype	1	[85]
Handley Page Hampden	UK		1936	Out of service	1,430	Later role [31]
Handley Page Hanley	UK		1922	Prototype	3	[86]
Handley Page Hare	UK		1928	Prototype	1	[87]
Handley Page Hendon	UK		1924	Out of service	6	[88]
Hansa-Brandenburg GW	Germany		1916	Out of service	c. 20	[5]
Hansa-Brandenburg GDW	Germany		1916	Prototype	1	[5]
Hawker Dantorp	UK		1932	Prototype	2	[89]
Hawker Harrier	UK		1927	Prototype	1	[87]
Hawker Horsley	UK		1925	Out of service	122	[90]
Heinkel HE 7	Germany		1927	Prototype	1	[46]
Heinkel HD 14	Germany		1924	Prototype	1	[46]
Heinkel HD 16	Germany		1928	Out of service	2	[91]
Heinkel He 59	Germany		1931	Out of service	142	[91]
Heinkel He 111 J and H-5/6	Germany		1935	Out of service	6,508	Number includes all types.[92]
Heinkel He 115	Germany		1937	Out of service	138	[6]
Heinkel He 177 A-3/R7	Germany		1939	Out of service	1,169	[51]
Ilyushin DB-3T/Il-4T	USSR		1938	Out of service		[52]
Ilyushin Il-2T	USSR			Out of service		[93]
Ilyushin Il-28T	USSR		1948	Out of service	6,731	Number includes all types.[94]
Junkers G 24/See/G 24g1e	Germany			Experimental	1	[46]
Junkers JuG-1	Germany		1924	Out of service	23	[46]
Junkers Ju 86K T.3	Germany		1936	Out of service	16	Swedish examples only.[95]
Junkers Ju 87 C and D-4	Germany			Prototype		Experimental only.[51]
Junkers Ju 88 A-4/Torp and A/17	Germany			Prototype		[92]
Junkers Ju 188	Germany			Out of service		[92]
Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK	US		1945	Prototype	5	[96]
Kawanishi H6K Mavis	Japan		1936	Out of service	215	[97]
Kawanishi H8K Emily	Japan		1941	Out of service	167	[98]
Latécoère 290 series	France		1931	Out of service	35	[99]
Latécoère 298	France		1936	Out of service	121	[31] [100]
Latécoère 299	France		1939	Prototype	2	[101]
Latécoère 302	France		1931	Prototype	3	[102]
Latécoère 440	France		1931	Prototype	2	[103]
Latécoère 550	France		1933	Prototype	1	[104]
Latécoère 582	France		1935	Prototype	1	[105]
Levasseur PL.2	France		1922	Out of service	11	[106]
Levasseur PL.7	France		1928	Out of service	46	[107][108][109]
Levasseur PL.14	France		1929	Out of service	30	[110]
Levasseur PL.15	France		1932	Out of service	17	[111]
Levasseur PL.107 & 108	France		1937	Out of service	3	[112][113]
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-257, 257bis & 258	France		1928	Out of service	87	[114]
Loire-Nieuport 10	France		1939	Prototype	1	[115]
Lockheed Ventura	US		1940	Out of service	2,475	[116]
Lockheed Harpoon	US		1943	Out of service	535	[117]
Lublin R-XX	Poland		1935	Prototype	1	[118]
LWS-5	Poland		N/A	Design only	0	[119]
Martin AM Mauler	US		1944	Out of service	151	[120]
Martin B-26 Marauder	US		1940	Out of service	5,288	Number includes all types.[121]
Martin BM	US		1930	Out of service	32	[122]
Martin MBT/MT	US		1918	Out of service	20	[46]
Martin P4M Mercator	US		1946	Out of service	21	[123]
Martin P5M Marlin	US		1948	Out of service	285	[124]
Martin PBM Mariner	US		1939	Out of service	1,285	[125]
Martin T2M (SC)	US		1,923	Out of service	75	[126]
Martin T3M	US		1926	Out of service	124	[127]
Martin T4M	US		1927	Out of service	155	[128]
Martin XT6M	US		1930	Prototype	1	[129]
Messerschmitt Me 410 B-5	Germany		1944	Prototype	1	Experiment only.[51]
Mitsubishi 1MT	Japan		1922	Out of service	20	[130]
Mitsubishi 3MT5	Japan		1932	Prototype	11	[131]
Mitsubishi 3MT10	Japan		1932	Prototype	1	[132]
Mitsubishi B1M	Japan		1923	Out of service	443	[133]
Mitsubishi B2M	Japan		1929	Out of service	206	[134]
Mitsubishi B4M	Japan		1934	Prototype	1	[135]
Mitsubishi B5M Mabel	Japan		1937	Out of service	125	[136]
Mitsubishi G3M Nell	Japan		1935	Out of service	1,048	[137]
Mitsubishi G4M Betty	Japan		1939	Out of service	2,435	[138]
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Peggy	Japan		1942	Out of service	767	[139]
Nakajima B3N	Japan		1933	Prototype	2	[140]
Nakajima B4N	Japan		1936	Prototype	2	[141]
Nakajima B5N Kate	Japan		1937	Out of service	c. 1,150	[142]
Nakajima B6N Jill	Japan		1941	Out of service	1,268	[143]
North American B-25 Mitchell	US		1940		9,984	Some variants only.[144]
Northrop N-3PB	US		1940	Out of service	24	[145]
Parnall G.4/31	UK		1934	Prototype	1	[146]
Piaggio P.108	Italy		1939	Out of service	24	Secondary role[147]
PZL 18	Poland		N/A	Design only	0	[148]
Reggiane Re.2001G/H torpedo fighter	Italy	Variant	1940	Out of service	2	[149]
Reggiane Re.2002 torpedo fighter	Italy		1940	Prototype	1	For trials.[150]
RWD 22	Poland		N/A	Design only	0	[151]
SAAB T 18B	Sweden		1942	Out of service	52	Torpedo bomber used for ground attack.[33]
Savoia-Marchetti S.55	Italy		1924	Out of service	212	[152]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero	Italy		1934	Out of service	1,350	[31] [153]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81	Italy		1934	Out of service	535	For trials.[154]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84	Italy		1940	Out of service	309	[155]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.93	Italy		1944	Prototype	1	[156]
Short Shirl	UK		1918	Prototype	4	[157]
Short Sturgeon S.1 & S.B.3	UK		1946	Prototype	4	[158]
Short Type 81	UK		1913	Out of service	9	[159]
Short Type 166	UK		1916	Out of service	26	[160]
Short Type 184	UK		1915	Out of service	936	First torpedo bomber to sink a ship.[5]
Short Type 310/320	UK		1916	Out of service	127	[5]
SNCAC NC.4-10	France		1939	Prototype	1	[161]
SNCAC NC.1070	France		1947	Prototype	1	[162]
SNCAO CAO.600	France		1940	Prototype	1	[163]
Sopwith Cuckoo	UK		1917	Out of service	232	First purpose-built carrier-based torpedo bomber.[5]
Sopwith Special torpedo seaplane Type C	UK		1914	Prototype	1	[164]
Sopwith Type 860	UK		1914	Out of service	22	[165]
Stout ST	US		1922	Prototype	3	[166]
Supermarine Nanok	UK		1927	Prototype	1	[167]
Supermarine Type 322	UK		1943	Prototype	2	[168]
Tupolev ANT-7 (MR-6)	USSR		1930	Out of service	411	Number includes all variants.[169]
Tupolev ANT-22	USSR		1934	Prototype	1	[169]
Tupolev ANT-41 (T-1)	USSR		1936	Prototype	1	[170]
KR-6T	USSR			Prototype	1	[31]
Tupolev TB-1	USSR		1925	Out of service	218	[31]
Tupolev Tu-2T (ANT-62T)	USSR			Out of service		[171]
Tupolev Tu-14	USSR		1949	Out of service	89	[172]
Tupolev Tu-91	USSR		1955	Prototype	1	[173]
Vickers Type 207	UK		1933	Prototype	1	[174]
Vickers Type 253	UK		1934	Prototype	1	[175]
Vickers Vildebeest	UK		1928	Out of service	209	[31]
Vickers Vimy	UK		1918	Out of service	1	Trials.[176]
Vickers Wellesley	UK		1935	Out of service	177	Role dropped following drop tests.[177]
Vickers Wellington	UK		1936	Out of service	11,461	Number includes all types.[31]
Westland PV-3	UK		1931	Prototype	1	Role dropped.[178]
Westland PV.7	UK		1933	Prototype	1	[179]
Westland Witch	UK		1928	Prototype	1	[180]
Westland Wyvern	UK		1946	Out of service	127	[181]
Wight Twin	UK		1915	Out of service	4	[182]
Yokosuka experimental twin-engined seaplane	Japan		1916	Experimental	1	[183]
Yokosuka B3Y	Japan		1933	Out of service	129	[184][185]
Yokosuka B4Y Jean	Japan		1935	Out of service	205	[186]
Yokosuka P1Y Frances	Japan		1943	Out of service	1,102	[187]

See also

• List of bomber aircraft
• List of maritime patrol aircraft

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