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    Beriev Be-12 - Wikipedia

    The Beriev Be-12 Chayka (Russian: Бериева Бе-12 Чайка, romanized: Chayka, lit. 'Seagull', NATO reporting name: Mail) is a Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed in the 1950s for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties. See more

    The Beriev Be-12 was a successor to the Beriev Be-6 flying boat, whose primary roles were as an anti-submarine and maritime patrol bomber aircraft. Though tracing its origins to … See more

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    Be-12 Twin-engined maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare flying-boat. 2 prototypes and 130 production airframes built. Be-12EKO Projected ecological reconnaissance version. Not built. Be-12I Projected scientific research … See more

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    The Be-12 entered service with Soviet Naval Aviation, or AV-MF (Aviatcia Voenno-Morskogo Flota), in the early 1960s in the maritime patrol role, and is one of the few See more

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    • Crew: 4
    • Length: 30.11 m (98 ft 9 in)
    • Wingspan: … See more

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