Be-10 | |
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General information | |
Type | Patrol bomber |
Manufacturer | Beriev OKB (OKB-49) |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | Soviet Naval Aviation |
Number built | 28[1] |
History | |
Manufactured | 1958–1961[1] |
First flight | 20 June 1956[1] |
The Beriev Be-10, also known as Izdelye M, (NATO reporting name: Mallow) was a twin engined, turbojet powered, flying-boat, patrol bomber built by the Soviet Union from 1955. The Be-10 is sometimes referred to as the M-10, though this designation is believed to apply only to the modified Be-10 that established 12 FAI world records in 1961, Bort no. 40 Yellow,[1] still holding class records for speed and altitude.[2]