Beriev Be-2

Be-2
General information
Type	Reconnaissance seaplane
Manufacturer	Beriev
Primary user	Soviet Navy
Number built	12[1]
History
Introduction date	1938
First flight	April 1936
Retired	1942

The Beriev Be-2 (originally designated KOR-1) was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane built for the Soviet Navy shortly before World War II. It was designed to replace the Navy's obsolete license-produced Heinkel He 55 aircraft operating from warships and shore bases.