Northrop N-3PB Nomad
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The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design.[1] A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until after the Fall of Norway during the Second World War. Exiled Norwegian forces used them from 1941, operating from Iceland, for convoy escort, anti-submarine patrols, and training purposes from "Little Norway" in Canada.[2] Within two years of delivery, the design was obsolete for front-line service and the remaining N-3PBs were replaced by larger aircraft in 1943.
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Northrop N-3PB, 22 "GS-F", of No. 330 (Norwegian) Squadron based at Akureyri, Iceland, photographed in flight over the North Atlantic Ocean, October 1941. | |
Role | Patrol bomber/torpedo bomber floatplane |
Manufacturer | Northrop Aircraft Inc. |
First flight | 22 December 1940 |
Introduction | 1941 |
Primary user | Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service |
Number built | 24 |
Developed from | Northrop A-17 |
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