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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Latham_43 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Latham_43.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latham_43 > Source revision: 1321131246 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox aircraft | name = Latham 42 and 43 | logo = | logo_size = | image = Latham 43 HB3 MDLot zoln.jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Flying boat bomber | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = France | manufacturer = [Latham](/source/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Latham) | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = [Aéronavale](/source/A%C3%A9ronavale) | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 28 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1924 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Latham 43''' was a flying boat bomber built in France in the 1920s for service with the French Navy. It was a conventional design for its day - a two-bay biplane with unstaggered wings, and engines mounted tractor-fashion on struts in the interplane gap. The pilot sat in an open cockpit, with a gunner in an open bow position, and another in an open position amidships. Two examples, designated '''Latham 42''' powered by liquid-cooled Vee engines were evaluated by the navy in 1924, leading to a contract for 18 aircraft powered by air-cooled radial engines instead. Designated '''Latham 43''' by the manufacturer and '''HB.3''' in naval service (for ''Hydravion de bombardement'' - "Seaplane-bomber", 3 seats), they remained in service between 1926 and 1929. Eight other machines with the original liquid-cooled engine were sold to Poland. ==Variants== * prototypes with [Lorraine 12D](/source/Lorraine_12D)a engines (2 built) * production version for France with [Gnome et Rhône 9A](/source/Gnome_et_Rh%C3%B4ne_9A)a engines (18 built) * production version for Poland with Lorraine engines (8 built) ==Operators== ;{{FRA}} *''[Aéronavale](/source/A%C3%A9ronavale)'' **[Escadrille 4R1](/source/Escadrille_4R1) **[Escadrille 5R1](/source/Escadrille_5R1) ;{{POL}} *[Polish Naval Aviation](/source/Polish_Air_Force) **''[Morski Dywizjon Lotniczy](/source/Naval_Air_Squadron)'' based at [Puck](/source/Puck%2C_Poland) ==Specifications (French production version) == {{Aircraft specs |prime units? = met |crew=Three |length m=15.60 |length ft=61 |length in=2 |span m=22.50 |span ft=73 |span in=10 |height m=5.40 |height ft=17 |height in=9 |wing area sqm=125 |wing area sqft=1,345 |empty weight kg=3,460 |empty weight lb=7,610 |gross weight kg=5,390 |gross weight lb=11,860 |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=[Gnome et Rhône 9A](/source/Gnome_et_Rh%C3%B4ne_9A)a |eng1 kw=280 |eng1 hp=380 |max speed kmh=160 |max speed mph=100 |range km=800 |range miles=500 |ceiling m=4,600 |ceiling ft=15,100 |armament = *1 × trainable .303 machine gun in open position in bow *1 × trainable .303 machine gun in open position amidships *400 kg (880 lb) of bombs }} ==See also== {{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists= * [List of Interwar military aircraft](/source/List_of_Interwar_military_aircraft) }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Bibliography== *{{cite book |last1=Nelcarz|first1=Bartolomiej|last2=Peczkowski|first2=Robert|name-list-style=amp |title=White Eagles: The Aircraft, Men and Operations of the Polish Air Force 1918–1939|location=Ottringham, UK |publisher=Hikoki Publications |year=2001|isbn=1-902109-73-2}} *{{cite journal |last1=Passingham|first1=Malcolm|title=Latham's 'Boats: Pictorial History of the Designs of Jean Latham |journal=Air Enthusiast |date=November–December 1999|issue=84|pages=22–27 |issn=0143-5450}} ==Further reading== * {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=568 }} * {{cite book |title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing|location=London |pages=File 900 Sheet 2 }} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.aviafrance.com/2453.htm aviafrance.com] {{Latham aircraft}} Category:Latham aircraft Category:1920s French bomber aircraft Category:Flying boats Category:Biplanes Category:Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1924 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Latham 43](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latham_43) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latham_43?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.