Beriev MBR-2

Beriev MBR-2
Aeroflot MP-1 at Yalta, circa 1938.
General information
TypePatrol aircraft
ManufacturerBeriev OKB
Designer
StatusOut of production; retired
Primary userSoviet Navy
Number built1,365
History
Manufactured1934-1941
Introduction date1935
First flight1931

The Beriev MBR-2[1] was a Soviet multi-purpose (including reconnaissance) flying boat which entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1935. Out of 1,365 built, nine were used by foreign countries (including Finland and North Korea). In the Soviet Union, it sometimes carried the nickname of "Kорова" (cow) and "Амбар" (barn).[2]

  1. ^ MBR stands for its Russian role - Morskoi Blizhniy Razvedchik (Cyrillic: Морской Ближний Разведчик) "Naval Short Range Reconnaissance".
  2. ^ Bogatko, Sergei. Recce's of tradeways