by the turboprop-powered Be-12, which was easier to operate and had better endurance. Operators Data from: Soviet Naval Aviation (AV-MF) 1st Squadron of the 977th OMDRAP 2nd Squadron of the 977th OMDRAP Variants Izdeliye M The prototype Be-10, Bort no. 10 Red completed in 1955 and flown on 20 June 1956 from Gelendzhik on the Black Sea. One built. Be-10 The standard production version built for the AV-MF, 27 built from 1958 to 1961. Be-10N Proposed cruise missile carrier to be part of the K-12B airborne strike system, carrying two K-12BS cruise missiles on pylons under the wings. Although reaching mock-up stages and being granted approval from the Gosudarstvenny Komitet Po Aviatsionny Tekhnike ("state committee on aircraft technology") Scientific & Technical Council, no further action was authorised. Be-10S A proposed anti submarine warfare seaplane project to have been armed with the SK-1 Skal'p ("Scalp") nuclear depth charge. No hardware was built. Be-10U A proposed Target designator seaplane project to have been fitted with the Uspekh radar system, to pass targeting information to ship or shore based missile or artillery batteries. Discontinued by August 1960. Be-10 Trainer A proposed trainer version with a duplicate set of controls in a cockpit in the extreme nose. Conversions were to have taken place, but there is no evidence that any were completed. M-10 A single Be-10, (c/n 0600505), Bort No. 40 Yellow, modified to attempt record breaking flights in 1961. The tail turret was removed and faired over, an additional pitot tube was fitted to the fin, and guns removed. Twelve world records were broken, some of which still stand. World records The M-10 (modified from a Be-10) set twelve new world records in 1961, ratified by the FAI Specifications (Be-10) See also References Notes Bibliography External links Be-10 M-10, G.M. Beriev 'Mallow' at Russian Aviation Museum Be-0010 Jet seaplanes and flying boats 1960s Soviet patrol aircraft High-wing aircraft Twinjets Flying boats Aircraft first flown in 1956